Portuguese Carnation Revolution

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
revolutionary
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs 25 de Abril
gptkbp:casualties 4
very few
gptkbp:commemoratedBy April 25 (Freedom Day in Portugal)
gptkbp:country gptkb:Portugal
gptkbp:endDate 1974-04-25
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Third_Portuguese_Republic
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Portuguese Carnation Revolution
gptkbp:influencedBy economic stagnation
authoritarian repression
discontent with colonial wars
gptkbp:keyFigure gptkb:António_de_Spínola
gptkb:Marcelo_Caetano
gptkb:Otelo_Saraiva_de_Carvalho
gptkbp:legacy democratic constitution of 1976
freedom of speech and press in Portugal
integration of Portugal into European Economic Community
gptkbp:location gptkb:Lisbon
gptkbp:mediaCoverage Rádio Renascença broadcasted signal song 'Grândola, Vila Morena'
gptkbp:notableFor almost bloodless coup
civilians placing carnations in soldiers' gun barrels
gptkbp:opposedBy PIDE (Portuguese secret police)
gptkbp:participants gptkb:Estado_Novo_government
Armed Forces Movement (Movimento das Forças Armadas, MFA)
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Estado_Novo_dictatorship
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Portuguese_Colonial_War
Processo Revolucionário em Curso (PREC)
decolonization of Angola
decolonization of Cape Verde
decolonization of Guinea-Bissau
decolonization of Mozambique
decolonization of São Tomé and Príncipe
gptkbp:result decolonization of Portuguese colonies
restoration of democracy in Portugal
overthrow of Estado Novo regime
gptkbp:significance beginning of democratic reforms
end of authoritarian rule in Portugal
inspiration for peaceful revolutions
gptkbp:startDate 1974-04-25
gptkbp:symbol carnation flower
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Workers’_Councils
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7