Salgueiro Maia
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Salgueiro Maia was a Portuguese army captain who became one of the central leaders of the 1974 military coup that peacefully overthrew the Estado Novo dictatorship.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Portuguese military officer
ⓘ
human ⓘ revolutionary ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Castelo de Vide cemetery ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| commanded | column of troops from Santarém on 25 April 1974 ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn |
Freedom Day (Portugal)
ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese Freedom Day (25 April)
|
| countryOfBirth | Portugal ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Portugal ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1944-07-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1992-04-04 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Portuguese Military Academy
ⓘ
surface form:
Academia Militar (Portugal)
|
| ethnicGroup | Portuguese people ⓘ |
| familyName | Maia ⓘ |
| fullName | Fernando José Salgueiro Maia ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Fernando ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | considered a national hero of the Carnation Revolution in Portugal ⓘ |
| hasNationality | Portuguese ⓘ |
| hasPlaceNamedAfter |
Avenida Salgueiro Maia in several Portuguese cities
ⓘ
Praça Salgueiro Maia in Santarém ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Commander of the Order of Liberty (posthumous) ⓘ |
| ideology | anti-authoritarianism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
refusal to use violence during the 25 April 1974 coup
ⓘ
symbolic role in Portugal’s transition to democracy ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Portuguese ⓘ |
| led |
military forces that surrounded the Terreiro do Paço in Lisbon on 25 April 1974
ⓘ
troops that confronted forces loyal to Marcelo Caetano at Largo do Carmo ⓘ |
| memorializedBy |
statue in Castelo de Vide
ⓘ
statues in Santarém ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Portuguese Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | captain ⓘ |
| movement |
Portuguese Armed Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese Armed Forces Movement (MFA)
|
| notableFor |
leadership in the 25 April 1974 military coup in Portugal
ⓘ
role in the Carnation Revolution ⓘ |
| occupation |
army officer
ⓘ
military leader ⓘ |
| opposed |
Estado Novo regime
ⓘ
surface form:
Estado Novo dictatorship
|
| participatedIn |
Carnation Revolution
ⓘ
surface form:
25 April 1974 coup in Portugal
Carnation Revolution ⓘ |
| partOf | Armed Forces Movement officers who organized the Carnation Revolution ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Castelo de Vide ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Santarém
ⓘ
surface form:
Santarem
|
| residence |
Santarém
ⓘ
surface form:
Santarem
|
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Movimento das Forças Armadas