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1 day ago · 50 years ago, the Carnation Revolution ended Portugal's dictatorship in one night By Raphaëlle Rérolle Published today at 5:00 am (Paris) Time to 14 min. Lire en français
1 day ago · Even less attention has been paid to Cuba’s role in the Carnation Revolution: while the Caribbean nation was not directly involved in the events, it did play an indirect part. From 1965 onward ...
1 day ago · On 25 April 1974, military officers overthrew the nearly 50-year dictatorship in Portugal in a largely peaceful coup known as the Carnation Revolution. Named after the flowers civilians stuffed in the muzzles of the soldiers’ guns, the revolution put Portugal on the path to democracy and led to ...
1 day ago · Thousands of people in Portugal are marking the fiftieth anniversary of the country's Carnation Revolution – a military coup that put an end to Europe's longest dictatorship and to 13 years of ...
4 days ago · To rebuild the vintage 1942 Humber armoured car, experts have been piecing together more than 1,000 parts to have it ready for celebrations marking 50 years since Portugal's Carnation Revolution.
5 days ago · At 10.55pm on 24 April 1974, the voice of João Paulo Diniz crackled out to greater Lisbon, introducing Paulo de Carvalho and E Depois do Adeus. Navy liaison Contreiras, despite being within the ...
1 day ago · Portugal marks on Thursday, April 25, the 50th anniversary of the Carnation Revolution that ended the dictatorship and led the country to democracy. The bloodless military coup orchestrated in ...
