MFA
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The MFA (Movimento das Forças Armadas) was the Portuguese military organization that led the 1974 Carnation Revolution, overthrowing the Estado Novo dictatorship and initiating the country’s transition to democracy.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
military organization
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political movement → |
| activeIn |
Portuguese Colonial War context
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| after |
Portuguese Colonial War discontent among officers
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| associatedWith |
Armed Forces Movement program
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| basedIn |
Lisbon
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| causeOf |
end of Portuguese dictatorship in 1974
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fall of the Estado Novo regime → |
| composedOf |
Portuguese Air Force officers
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Portuguese Armed Forces officers → Portuguese Army officers → Portuguese Navy officers → |
| country |
Portugal
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| dissolvedAfter |
consolidation of civilian democratic rule in Portugal
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| goal |
end of authoritarian rule in Portugal
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transition to democracy in Portugal → |
| hasPart |
Coordinating Committee of the MFA
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| ideology |
democratization of Portugal
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| influenced |
Portuguese Constitution of 1976
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Portuguese transition to democracy → |
| language |
Portuguese
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| motto |
For a democratic Portugal
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| nativeLabel |
Movimento das Forças Armadas
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| notableMember |
António de Spínola
→
Costa Gomes → Ernesto Melo Antunes → Francisco da Costa Gomes → Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho → Salgueiro Maia → Vasco Lourenço → Vítor Alves → |
| operatedIn |
Portugal
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| opposed |
Estado Novo dictatorship
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| overthrew |
Estado Novo
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| politicalPosition |
anti-authoritarian
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pro-democracy → |
| resultedIn |
decolonization of Portuguese African territories
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end of censorship in Portugal → legalization of political parties in Portugal → |
| role |
leader of the Carnation Revolution
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| shortName |
MFA
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| significantDate |
25 April 1974
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| significantEvent |
Carnation Revolution
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| symbol |
association with red carnations of the Carnation Revolution
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| timePeriod |
1970s
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| typeOfRevolutionaryRole |
military vanguard of regime change
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| usedTactic |
military coup
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Armed Forces Movement
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Movimento das Forças Armadas → |
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