"On 25 April 1974, a movement of young captains brought down, with practically no resistance, the dictatorial regime that had been in power for over 40 years in Portugal. In the early hours of that day, a military movement unleashed a series of operations that, in less than 24 hours, defeated t...

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Hauptverfasser:	Matos, José Augusto 1970- (VerfasserIn), Oliveira, Zélia 1972- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Warwick Helion & Company [2023]
Schriftenreihe:	Europe@war no. 37
Online-Zugang:	Inhaltsverzeichnis
Zusammenfassung:	"On 25 April 1974, a movement of young captains brought down, with practically no resistance, the dictatorial regime that had been in power for over 40 years in Portugal. In the early hours of that day, a military movement unleashed a series of operations that, in less than 24 hours, defeated the forces loyal to the regime, neutralizing any possibility of reaction. Few forces resisted the insurgents, and the only resistance worthy of note came from the political police, who in the heat of the revolution opened fire on the surrounding crowd causing four deaths.In the streets of Lisbon, the people enthusiastically joined the military revolt and started offering food, drinks, and red carnations to the soldiers, who decided to stick them in the barrels of their rifles, leading to the revolt being known as the Carnation Revolution. Although it began with a military coup d'état, 25 April paved the way for democracy, and there is no comparison to other similar revolutions. It was also a unique event in the European context of the time that broke Portugal's isolation and brought it closer to other Western democracies."
Beschreibung:	70 Seiten, viii Seiten Tafeln Illustrationen, Karten (teilweise farbig) 30 cm
ISBN:	9781804513668