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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Dia da Revolução commemorates Carnation Revolution
this entity surface form: Revolução dos Cravos
Dia da Revolução category Carnation Revolution
this entity surface form: Revolução dos Cravos
Guinea-Bissau War of Independence relatedEvent Carnation Revolution