National Salvation Junta

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The National Salvation Junta was the military-led governing body that took control of Portugal following the 1974 Carnation Revolution, overseeing the country’s transition away from dictatorship.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
National Salvation Junta canonical 4
Junta de Salvação Nacional 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military junta
provisional government
aim organize transition to civilian rule
restore civil liberties
alsoKnownAs National Salvation Junta
surface form: Junta de Salvação Nacional
appointed prime ministers of provisional governments
branch Portuguese Armed Forces
chairman António de Spínola
composition senior military officers
context Carnation Revolution
country Portugal
countryGoverned Portugal
dissolved 30 September 1974
established 25 April 1974
exercisedPower executive authority
legislative authority
followed Carnation Revolution
governmentType military government
headquarters Lisbon
jurisdiction Portugal
surface form: Portuguese Republic
languageOfName Portuguese
leader António de Spínola
legalBasis military coup d’état
member António Rosa Coutinho
Carlos Galvão de Melo
Diogo Neto
Francisco da Costa Gomes
Jaime Silvério Marques
José Pinheiro de Azevedo
Mário Firmino Miguel
Álvaro Viana de Lemos
originatedFrom Armed Forces Movement
oversaw beginning of decolonization process
end of Estado Novo dictatorship
partOf Portuguese transition to democracy
politicalOrientation anti-dictatorial
revolutionary
precededBy Marcelo Caetano government
replaced Estado Novo (Portugal)
surface form: Estado Novo regime

Marcelo Caetano government
role governing body of Portugal
oversaw transition to democracy
significance first post-dictatorship governing body in Portugal
succeededBy First Provisional Government
Provisional Government of Portugal
timePeriod 1974
tookPowerAfter 25 April 1974 coup

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Armed Forces Movement associatedWith National Salvation Junta
Marcelo Caetano succeededBy National Salvation Junta
this entity surface form: Junta de Salvação Nacional
National Salvation Junta alsoKnownAs National Salvation Junta
this entity surface form: Junta de Salvação Nacional
Council of the Revolution replaced National Salvation Junta
Jaime Silvério Marques memberOf National Salvation Junta
Provisional Government of Portugal legislativeBody National Salvation Junta
this entity surface form: Junta de Salvação Nacional
Diogo Neto memberOf National Salvation Junta