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There were two secret signals in the mili-
tary coup: first the airing of the song E
depois do adeus, by Paulo de Carvalho,
Portugal's entry in the 6th of April 1974
Eurovision Song Contest, which alerted the
rebel captains and soldiers to begin the
                                                                                                              AGRUPAMENTO
coup. A few hours later the national radio                                                                   DE ESCOLAS JOSÉ
broadcast Grândola Vila Morena, a song                                                                       CARLOS DA MAIA
by Zeca Afonso, a folk singer forbidden on
Portuguese radio at the time. This was the
signal that the MFA gave to take over stra-
tegic points of power in the country,
                                                                                                         37 YEARS OF
"announced" that the revolution had started
and nothing would stop it except "the pos-
                                                                                                         DEMOCRACY!!!
sibility of a regime's repression".
Despite repeated appeals from the "April
captains" on the radio inciting the popula-
tion to stay at home, thousands of Portu-
guese descended on the streets, mixing
themselves with the military insurgents.                      REAL FREEDOM:
One of the points of these gathering was                          PEACE
the Lisbon flower market, then richly stoc-                       BREAD
ked with carnations, which were in season.                       HOUSING
Some military insurgents would put these
                                                                  HEALTH
flowers in their gun-barrels, an image
                                                                EDUCATION
which was shown on television around the
world. This was the origin of the name of
this "Carnation revolution".
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                                              of the author, and the Commission cannot be held respon-
                                              sible for any use which may be made of the information
                                              contained therein.”
F R E E D O M                   D A Y        militia officers and recruited students,     A period of great social, political and military
                                             many of them college students. This          unreast followed, known as the PREC (Ongoing
The Carnation Revolution was a period        movement was born around 1973, initially     Revolutionary Process), marked by demonstra-
in the history of Portugal, triggered by a                                                tions, occupations, provisional governments,
                                             based on corporatist claims, as the fight
                                                                                          nationalization and military confrontations,
bloodless military coup that took place      for the prestige of the armed forces and
                                                                                          which finished with an attempted coup failed on
on April 25, 1974, which overthrew the       eventually extended to the current politi-   2 5        N o v e m b e r           1 9 7 5 .
Estado Novo dictatorship, in power since     c   a   l        r   e   g   i   m   e   .   With a more stable situation, it was possible to
1933 and began a process that would end      After the coup, the National Salvation       continue the work of the Constituent Assembly
with the implementation of a democratic                                                   and to reach a new democratic constitution,
                                             group was created, responsible for the
                                                                                          which was establi-
regime    with                               appointment of the President, the program
                                                                                          shed on 25 April
the entry into                               of the Provisional Government and its        1976, the same day
force of a new                               organic. Thus, on May 15, 1974, General      of the first election of
Constitution                                 Antonio de Spinola was appointed Presi-      the new republic.
on 25 April                                                                               Following         these
                                             dent of the Republic, who in turn assigned
                                                                                          events, a national
1 9 7 6 .                                    the post of prime minister to Adelino da
                                                                                          holiday was establi-
This     scam,                               P a l m a             C a r l o s .          shed in Portugal on
commonly                                                                                  April 25, called "Freedom Day".
known by the
Portuguese as
25 April, was conducted by a military
movement, the Armed Forces Movement
(MFA), composed of intermediate offi-
cers of the military, mostly captains who
had participated in the Colonial War

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Freedom day - Portugal National holiday

  • 1. There were two secret signals in the mili- tary coup: first the airing of the song E depois do adeus, by Paulo de Carvalho, Portugal's entry in the 6th of April 1974 Eurovision Song Contest, which alerted the rebel captains and soldiers to begin the AGRUPAMENTO coup. A few hours later the national radio DE ESCOLAS JOSÉ broadcast Grândola Vila Morena, a song CARLOS DA MAIA by Zeca Afonso, a folk singer forbidden on Portuguese radio at the time. This was the signal that the MFA gave to take over stra- tegic points of power in the country, 37 YEARS OF "announced" that the revolution had started and nothing would stop it except "the pos- DEMOCRACY!!! sibility of a regime's repression". Despite repeated appeals from the "April captains" on the radio inciting the popula- tion to stay at home, thousands of Portu- guese descended on the streets, mixing themselves with the military insurgents. REAL FREEDOM: One of the points of these gathering was PEACE the Lisbon flower market, then richly stoc- BREAD ked with carnations, which were in season. HOUSING Some military insurgents would put these HEALTH flowers in their gun-barrels, an image EDUCATION which was shown on television around the world. This was the origin of the name of this "Carnation revolution". “This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication [communication] reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held respon- sible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.”
  • 2. F R E E D O M D A Y militia officers and recruited students, A period of great social, political and military many of them college students. This unreast followed, known as the PREC (Ongoing The Carnation Revolution was a period movement was born around 1973, initially Revolutionary Process), marked by demonstra- in the history of Portugal, triggered by a tions, occupations, provisional governments, based on corporatist claims, as the fight nationalization and military confrontations, bloodless military coup that took place for the prestige of the armed forces and which finished with an attempted coup failed on on April 25, 1974, which overthrew the eventually extended to the current politi- 2 5 N o v e m b e r 1 9 7 5 . Estado Novo dictatorship, in power since c a l r e g i m e . With a more stable situation, it was possible to 1933 and began a process that would end After the coup, the National Salvation continue the work of the Constituent Assembly with the implementation of a democratic and to reach a new democratic constitution, group was created, responsible for the which was establi- regime with appointment of the President, the program shed on 25 April the entry into of the Provisional Government and its 1976, the same day force of a new organic. Thus, on May 15, 1974, General of the first election of Constitution Antonio de Spinola was appointed Presi- the new republic. on 25 April Following these dent of the Republic, who in turn assigned events, a national 1 9 7 6 . the post of prime minister to Adelino da holiday was establi- This scam, P a l m a C a r l o s . shed in Portugal on commonly April 25, called "Freedom Day". known by the Portuguese as 25 April, was conducted by a military movement, the Armed Forces Movement (MFA), composed of intermediate offi- cers of the military, mostly captains who had participated in the Colonial War