Portuguese Armed Forces

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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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed forces
military organization
allegiance Portugal
surface form: 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
surface form: 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 Portuguese Army
surface form: Royal Portuguese Army

Portuguese Navy
surface form: Royal Portuguese Navy
historicalRole overthrow of the Estado Novo regime
legalBasis 1976 Portuguese Constitution
surface form: Constitution of Portugal
memberOf NATO
surface form: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
nativeName Portuguese Armed Forces self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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
UN peacekeepers
surface form: United Nations peacekeeping missions

World War I
World War II
partOf NATO
primaryLanguage Portuguese language
surface form: 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

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Guarda Real da Polícia partOf Portuguese Armed Forces
Ministério da Defesa Nacional responsibleFor Portuguese Armed Forces
Ministério da Defesa Nacional oversees Portuguese Armed Forces
this entity surface form: Forças Armadas Portuguesas
MDN responsibleFor Portuguese Armed Forces
Marechal armedForces Portuguese Armed Forces
Alferes commissionedIn Portuguese Armed Forces
Portuguese Code of Military Discipline appliesTo Portuguese Armed Forces
Portuguese Code of Military Discipline enforcedBy Portuguese Armed Forces
this entity surface form: Portuguese military authorities
Mozambican War of Independence opponent Portuguese Armed Forces
FAP partOf Portuguese Armed Forces
Asas de Portugal affiliation Portuguese Armed Forces
Indian annexation of Daman and Diu participant Portuguese Armed Forces
Grã-Cruz da Ordem Militar da Torre e Espada associatedWith Portuguese Armed Forces
this entity surface form: Forças Armadas Portuguesas
Military Order of Aviz associatedWith Portuguese Armed Forces
Grand Officer of the Order of Aviz associatedWith Portuguese Armed Forces
da Costa Gomes memberOf Portuguese Armed Forces
subject surface form: Francisco da Costa Gomes
Jaime Silvério Marques militaryBranch Portuguese Armed Forces
Mário Firmino Miguel militaryBranch Portuguese Armed Forces
Diogo Neto militaryBranch Portuguese Armed Forces
Álvaro Viana de Lemos militaryBranch Portuguese Armed Forces
O Processo keyActor Portuguese Armed Forces
Guinea-Bissau War of Independence belligerent Portuguese Armed Forces