The carnation revolution : the day Portugal's dictatorship fell
Fernandes, Alex (Writer)2025
Book
On the night of 24 April 1974, at five minutes to 11, a Lisbon radio station broadcasts Portugal's Eurovision entry. Within hours on the following day, Europe's oldest fascist regime has fallen. Hardly a shot has been fired. As citizens pour into the streets, they offer carnations to the revolutionary soldiers. For the first time in 48 years, Portugal is free. The Carnation Revolution winds through the streets of Lisbon as the revolution unfolds, revealing the myriad acts of ordinary and extraordinary resistance that made 25 April possible. It's the story of daring escapes from five-storey prisons, soldiers disobeying their officers' orders and simple acts of courage by thousands of citizens. It's the story of how a group of young captains felled a globe-spanning empire.
Main title:
The carnation revolution : the day Portugal's dictatorship fell / Alex Fernandes.
Author:
Fernandes, Alex (Writer), author
Imprint:
London : Oneworld, 2025.
Collation:
400 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2024.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781836430025 (pbk)
Dewey class:
946.9044946.9044 FER
Language:
English
BRN:
3960879