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Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry. Fernando José Salgueiro Maia, GOTE, GCIH, GCL (1 July 1944 – 4 April 1992 in Santarém ), commonly known as Salgueiro Maia ( Portuguese pronunciation: [salˈɣɐjɾu ˈmajɐ] ), was a captain in the Portuguese army. He made a significant contribution to the Carnation Revolution, which resulted in the ...
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 ...
Red Guard unit of the Vulkan factory in Petrograd, October 1917 Bolshevik (1920) by Boris Kustodiev The New York Times headline from 9 November 1917. The October Revolution, also known as the Great October Socialist Revolution (in Soviet historiography), October coup, or Bolshevik coup was a revolution in Russia led by the Bolshevik Party of Vladimir Lenin that was a key moment in the larger ...
The Carnation Plot, was one of the many plans that failed to free the royal family of France from the Revolution. Also known as the " le complot de l'oeillet ", it was a plan to free Marie Antoinette, former Queen of France, in August 1793. Conspired by Alexandre Gonsse de Rougeville, who was loyal to Louis XVI and was with Louis XVI when a ...
Dianthus caryophyllus. Dianthus caryophyllus ( / daɪˈænθəs ˌkɛəriəˈfɪləs / dy-AN-thəs KAIR-ee-ə-FIL-əs ), [1] [2] commonly known as carnation or clove pink, is a species of Dianthus native to the Mediterranean region. Its exact natural range is uncertain due to extensive cultivation over the last 2,000 years.
Otelo Nuno Romão Saraiva de Carvalho, GCL ( Portuguese pronunciation: [ɔˈtɛlu sɐˈɾajvɐ ðɨ kɐɾˈvaʎu]; 31 August 1936 – 25 July 2021) was a Portuguese military officer who was the chief strategist of the 1974 Carnation Revolution and who later became a terrorist leader. [1] After the Revolution, Otelo assumed leadership roles in ...
Architect (s) Afonso Eanes, Gonçalo Eanes, Rodrigo Eanes, Leonel Gaia. Style. Gothic. Years built. 1389. The Convent of Our Lady of Mount Carmel ( Portuguese: Convento da Ordem do Carmo) is a former Catholic convent located in the civil parish of Santa Maria Maior, municipality of Lisbon, Portugal.
