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The Carnation Revolution

41 years ago, celebrated today

José Mendes
By José Mendes
January 17th, 2016
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Footnotes On April 25th, 1974, a peaceful revolution took place in Portugal, putting an end to decades of a dictatorial regime. In what could easily have ended in a bloodbath, bullets were replaced by flowers.

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