Carnation Revolution

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The Carnation Revolution was a largely bloodless military-led uprising in Portugal on April 25, 1974, that overthrew the Estado Novo dictatorship and paved the way for democracy and decolonization.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military coup
political event
revolution
alsoKnownAs 25 April Revolution
Carnation Revolution
surface form: Revolução dos Cravos
cause discontent among junior military officers
economic stagnation in Portugal
opposition to colonial war in Africa
political repression under Estado Novo
characteristic largely bloodless
military-led uprising
commemoratedOn Freedom Day (Portugal)
country Portugal
endDate 1974-04-25
followedBy 1976 Portuguese Constitution
Processo Revolucionário em Curso
hasKeyEvent broadcast of "Grândola, Vila Morena" on radio
occupation of strategic points in Lisbon
hasKeyFigure António de Spínola
Marcelo Caetano
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho
Salgueiro Maia
hasParticipant Portuguese Armed Forces
Portuguese civilians
ledBy Armed Forces Movement
Armed Forces Movement
surface form: Movimento das Forças Armadas
location Lisbon
namedAfter carnations placed in soldiers' gun barrels
opposed Carnation Revolution self-linksurface differs
surface form: Estado Novo

Portuguese authoritarian regime
precededBy Carnation Revolution self-linksurface differs
surface form: Estado Novo dictatorship
result beginning of Portuguese decolonization
end of Portuguese Colonial War
establishment of the Third Portuguese Republic
fall of Marcelo Caetano government
freedom of the press in Portugal
independence of Angola
independence of Cape Verde
independence of East Timor
independence of Guinea-Bissau
independence of Mozambique
independence of São Tomé and Príncipe
legalization of political parties
overthrow of Estado Novo
release of political prisoners
restoration of democracy in Portugal
withdrawal from African colonies
significance end of one of Europe’s longest dictatorships
transition of Portugal to democracy
startDate 1974-04-25
symbol red carnation

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Otelo movement Carnation Revolution
Otelo event Carnation Revolution
Portuguese presidential election, 1976 follows Carnation Revolution
Carmo Convent associatedWithEvent Carnation Revolution
Partido Popular Democrático foundedAfterEvent Carnation Revolution
CDS – People's Party foundedAfterEvent Carnation Revolution
Largo do Carmo eventLocation Carnation Revolution
Largo do Carmo hasMemorial Carnation Revolution
this entity surface form: Carnation Revolution commemorative plaque
António Ramalho Eanes participatedIn Carnation Revolution
José Pinheiro de Azevedo participatedIn Carnation Revolution
Praça Salgueiro Maia in Santarém commemorates Carnation Revolution
subject surface form: Praça Salgueiro Maia (Santarém)
Fernando José Salgueiro Maia notableEvent Carnation Revolution
Portuguese Communist Party playedRoleIn Carnation Revolution
Fernando participatedIn Carnation Revolution
subject surface form: Fernando José Salgueiro Maia
Fernando movement Carnation Revolution
subject surface form: Fernando José Salgueiro Maia
Assembleia Nacional relatedEvent Carnation Revolution
Grândola associatedWithEvent Carnation Revolution
Indonesian occupation of East Timor hasCause Carnation Revolution
this entity surface form: 1974 Carnation Revolution in Portugal
Fado Alexandrino mainSubject Carnation Revolution
this entity surface form: Portuguese Revolution of 1974
Overseas War endedBy Carnation Revolution
Mozambican War of Independence relatedEvent Carnation Revolution
this entity surface form: Carnation Revolution in Portugal
José Afonso significantEvent Carnation Revolution
José Afonso songUsedAsSignalIn Carnation Revolution
Vasco Gonçalves participatedIn Carnation Revolution
da Costa Gomes participatedIn Carnation Revolution
subject surface form: Francisco da Costa Gomes
Jaime Silvério Marques participatedIn Carnation Revolution
Mário Firmino Miguel participatedIn Carnation Revolution
Provisional Government of Portugal follows Carnation Revolution
Carlos Galvão de Melo historicalContext Carnation Revolution
António Rosa Coutinho participatedIn Carnation Revolution
New State endedBy Carnation Revolution
subject surface form: New State (Portugal)
Second Republic (Portugal) overthrowEvent Carnation Revolution
PIDE dissolutionContext Carnation Revolution
DGS dissolutionCause Carnation Revolution
Comissão de Censura abolishedAfterEvent Carnation Revolution
this entity surface form: CarnationRevolution
Diogo Neto participatedIn Carnation Revolution
this entity surface form: Portuguese transition to democracy
Álvaro Viana de Lemos participatedIn Carnation Revolution
Melo Antunes movement Carnation Revolution
Melo Antunes participatedIn Carnation Revolution
PREC follows Carnation Revolution
O Processo follows Carnation Revolution
O Processo partOf Carnation Revolution
this entity surface form: Portuguese transition to democracy
Vasco Lourenço participatedIn Carnation Revolution