Portuguese Armed Forces

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armed forces military organization

The Portuguese Armed Forces are the unified military organization of Portugal, historically notable for their central role in the 1974 Carnation Revolution that ended the Estado Novo dictatorship.

Aliases (3)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	armed forces → military organization →
allegiance	Portuguese Republic →
commanderInChief	President of Portugal →
controlledBy	Ministry of National Defence of Portugal →
country	Portugal →
establishedFor	defence of Portugal →
garrison	Lisbon →
governedBy	Military Judicial System of Portugal →
hasCommander	Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces →
hasCommandStructure	Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces →
hasComponent	General Staff of the Armed Forces → Maritime Authority System → Military and Information Security Service → National Republican Guard → Portuguese Air Force → Portuguese Army → Portuguese Navy →
hasMotto	Em perigo e na guerra, pela Pátria →
hasRole	civil protection support → collective defence under NATO → international peacekeeping → national defence →
headquartersLocation	Lisbon →
historicalPredecessor	Royal Portuguese Army → Royal Portuguese Navy →
historicalRole	overthrow of the Estado Novo regime →
legalBasis	Constitution of Portugal →
memberOf	North Atlantic Treaty Organization →
nativeName	Forças Armadas Portuguesas →
notableFor	central role in the 1974 Carnation Revolution →
operatesIn	Atlantic Ocean → Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone → Portuguese territory →
participatedIn	Carnation Revolution → NATO peacekeeping missions → Portuguese Colonial War → United Nations peacekeeping missions → World War I → World War II →
partOf	NATO →
primaryLanguage	Portuguese →
serviceBranches	Air Force → Army → Navy →
supremeCommanderTitle	President of the Republic →
symbol	roundel of the Portuguese Armed Forces →
type	unified armed forces →
uses	Portuguese military ranks →

Referenced by (25)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Portuguese Air Force → Portuguese Armed Forces bands → Portuguese Army → Portuguese Navy →	partOf
Em perigo e na guerra, pela Pátria → Em perigo e na guerra, pela Pátria ("Forças Armadas Portuguesas") →	mottoOf
25 April Revolution → Processo Revolucionário em Curso →	participant
Coat of arms of Portugal → Em perigo e na guerra, pela Pátria →	usedBy
Portuguese Military Academy →	affiliation
Military Judicial System of Portugal →	appliesTo
Grand Cross of the Order of Aviz →	associatedWith
National Salvation Junta →	branch
National Republican Guard →	cooperatesWith
Portugal e o Futuro →	hasImpactOn
Government of Portugal ("Portuguese Armed Forces (in conjunction with the President)") →	hasJurisdictionOver
Carnation Revolution →	hasParticipant
President of Portugal →	isCommanderInChiefOf
Military and Information Security Service →	jurisdiction
Vítor Alves →	militaryBranch
Salgueiro Maia ("Portuguese Armed Forces Movement (MFA)") →	movement
Portuguese Armed Forces ("Forças Armadas Portuguesas") →	nativeName
Ministry of National Defence of Portugal →	responsibleFor
Portuguese Navy →	serviceBranchOf