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Feb 15, 2024 · The name "Carnation Revolution" comes from the fact that almost no shots were fired and when the population took to the streets to celebrate the end of the dictatorship and war in the colonies, carnations were put into the muzzles of rifles and on the uniforms of the army men. In Portugal, the 25th of April is a national holiday, known as ...
JN has since become one of the most popular newspapers, especially after the Carnation Revolution. Following the Carnation revolution, JN was nationalized and later privatized in the early 1990s. Then the paper and Diário de Notícias were sold to the Lusomundo group. In 2005 the Controlinveste group bought papers.
Coup of 25 November 1975. The Coup of 25 November 1975 (usually referred to as the 25 de Novembro in Portugal) was a failed military coup d'état against the post- Carnation Revolution governing bodies of Portugal. This attempt was carried out by Portuguese far-left activists, who hoped to hijack the Portuguese transition to democracy in favor ...
Mário Alberto Nobre Lopes Soares GColTE, GCC, GColL (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈmaɾju alˈβɛɾtu ˈnɔβɾɨ ˈlɔpɨʃ suˈaɾɨʃ]; 7 December 1924 – 7 January 2017) was a Portuguese politician, who served as prime minister of Portugal from 1976 to 1978 and from 1983 to 1985, and subsequently as the 17th president of Portugal from 1986 to 1996.
The April Revolution in Portugal is undoubtedly the work of the masses. Portuguese people celebrated on the day of the revolution. Especially prominent were the May Day rallies. RZimmerwald ( talk) 22:38, 5 November 2008 (UTC) The revolution was led by the MFA, who were a military group.
Marcelo José das Neves Alves Caetano GCTE GCC ( Portuguese pronunciation: [mɐɾˈsɛlu kɐiˈtɐnu]; 17 August 1906 – 26 October 1980) was a Portuguese politician and scholar. He was the second and last leader of the Estado Novo after succeeding António de Oliveira Salazar. He served as prime minister from 1968 to 1974, when he was ...
Feb 13, 2018 · The Carnation Revolution refers to the period in Portugal’s history when the Marcelo Caetano-led Estado Novo dictatorial government was deposed through a military coup on April 25, 1971, ushering the country into a new era of democracy. The authoritarian regime had earned itself enemies locally, who were angered primarily by the country’s ...
