{"id":19184,"date":"2024-04-15T17:49:57","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T16:49:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetour.pt\/?p=19184"},"modified":"2024-04-16T14:19:02","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T13:19:02","slug":"april-25th-the-carnation-revolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetour.pt\/en\/april-25th-the-carnation-revolution\/","title":{"rendered":"Discover why is April 25th The Carnation Revolution so important?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"19184\" class=\"elementor elementor-19184\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c14f8a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4c14f8a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b61df0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b61df0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">April 25th\nThe Carnation Revolution<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2001c87 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2001c87\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fe25f2 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0fe25f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A Revolu\u00e7\u00e3o dos Cravos (The Carnation Revolution), also known as the 25th of April Revolution, was a peaceful coup d&#8217;\u00e9tat that took place in Portugal on April 25, 1974. It marked the end of over four decades of authoritarian rule under the Estado Novo regime led by Prime Minister Ant\u00f3nio de Oliveira Salazar and, later, Marcelo Caetano.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f76ef32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f76ef32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"222\" src=\"https:\/\/thetour.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/8274c3f388f916e14bb33a3065241539.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-19200\" alt=\"April 25th symbolizes the Carnation Revolution\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9b2da8 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f9b2da8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cddbd62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cddbd62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/thetour.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/f596cf14ed7068f486cc7c094fd03d94-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-19212\" alt=\"Carnation Revolution Soldiers\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thetour.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/f596cf14ed7068f486cc7c094fd03d94-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thetour.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/f596cf14ed7068f486cc7c094fd03d94-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f509112 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f509112\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The revolution was primarily led by the Armed Forces Movement (Movimento das For\u00e7as Armadas, MFA), composed of dissident military officers who were opposed to Portugal&#8217;s colonial wars in Africa and the authoritarian regime at home. The revolution was named after the widespread use of carnations as a symbol of the peaceful nature of the uprising.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd52e94 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fd52e94\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94175e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"94175e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The key events of the Carnation Revolution unfolded as follows:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc7899c e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bc7899c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee40a70 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ee40a70\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7eb3575 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7eb3575\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Military Coup:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21ecb62 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21ecb62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On the morning of April 25, 1974, military units seized key points in Lisbon, including the radio station and the headquarters of the state police, while the government and the secret police were caught by surprise.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f9f388 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1f9f388\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b051bce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b051bce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Radio Broadcast:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddc72ae elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ddc72ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The coup leaders broadcasted the song &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/intl-pt\/track\/6ThJAONKSkyQxnfLmmtpIh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>E depois do adeus<\/strong><\/em><\/a>&#8221; (&#8220;And after the farewell&#8221;) by Paulo de Carvalho on the radio, which served as a signal to the conspirators that the revolution was underway.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74a7110 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"74a7110\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c8023f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c8023f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Carnation Revolution<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8283973 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8283973\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As the military occupation of Lisbon unfolded, civilians took to the streets in support of the military&#8217;s actions. Many people placed red carnations in the muzzles of soldiers&#8217; rifles and tanks, symbolizing peace and the end of violence.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f4b20f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4f4b20f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-768cc67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"768cc67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Overthrow of the Estado Novo:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1284405 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1284405\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>By the end of the day, Prime Minister Marcelo Caetano surrendered, and the authoritarian Estado Novo regime collapsed. General Ant\u00f3nio de Sp\u00ednola became the interim head of state.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5891e66 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5891e66\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97385c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"97385c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. Transition to Democracy:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35b2c7f elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35b2c7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Following the revolution, Portugal underwent a period of significant political upheaval and transition. The country embarked on a path towards democracy, with free elections held in 1975. This led to the establishment of a democratic government and the drafting of a new constitution in 1976.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e443d6f e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e443d6f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c76a3e elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c76a3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Carnation Revolution not only brought an end to Portugal&#8217;s colonial wars in Africa but also ushered in a period of profound social, political, and economic change known as the &#8220;Third Republic.&#8221; It is celebrated annually in Portugal as a national holiday, commemorating the country&#8217;s transition to democracy and the end of dictatorship.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7207d21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7207d21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/thetour.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/4b825968921ca85c8c883869af5042d4-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-19194\" alt=\"Restauradores Square occupied by the military\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thetour.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/4b825968921ca85c8c883869af5042d4-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thetour.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/4b825968921ca85c8c883869af5042d4-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52366d5 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"52366d5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c72f06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7c72f06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/thetour.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2e10b17e93628bddc694e15f17fe8bac-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-19214\" alt=\"Zeca Afonso the author of Gr\u00e2ndola Vila Morena a music symbol of the Carnation Revolution\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thetour.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2e10b17e93628bddc694e15f17fe8bac-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thetour.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2e10b17e93628bddc694e15f17fe8bac-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e1632c elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e1632c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Symbol from the revolution is also the music &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/intl-pt\/track\/0wEGZn2tQAscqCxAUcTE8V\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>Gr\u00e2ndola Vila Morena<\/strong><\/em><\/a>&#8221; from the author Zeca Afonso.<\/p><p>This music is many times used during Portuguese protests has a symbol of liberation against the motive of the protest it self.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-016f8fd e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"016f8fd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-319c140 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"319c140\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ant\u00f3nio Oliveira Salazar<\/p><p>The Prime Minister of the Estado Novo (New Estate) <span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">who headed the new state that resulted in a dictatorship between 1917 and 1974.<\/span><\/p><p>His well known police PIDE was the most feared by the people by controlling the freedom of speech between other subjects.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b956ad1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b956ad1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"236\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/thetour.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/508985a6adc7aca76bb844c2db585636-236x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-19216\" alt=\"Ant\u00f3nio Oliveira Salazar Estado Novo Prime Minister\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55a46d7 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"55a46d7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40df5f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"40df5f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/thetour.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alfredo-Cunha-vai-processar-Juventude-Popular-por-uso-de-fotografia-de-Salgueiro-Maia-300x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-19204\" alt=\"Salgueiro Maia main Figure from the Carnation Revolution\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thetour.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alfredo-Cunha-vai-processar-Juventude-Popular-por-uso-de-fotografia-de-Salgueiro-Maia-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/thetour.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alfredo-Cunha-vai-processar-Juventude-Popular-por-uso-de-fotografia-de-Salgueiro-Maia-100x100.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ed0953 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ed0953\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Salgueiro Maia was one of the captains involved in planning and executing the military coup that ultimately led to the overthrow of the authoritarian Estado Novo regime. On the morning of April 25, 1974, Maia led his troops, including armored vehicles, into the streets of Lisbon as part of the movement to seize key strategic points in the city.<\/p><p>Salgueiro Maia remains a symbol of courage, integrity, and the peaceful transition to democracy in Portugal. He is remembered and honored as one of the heroes of the Carnation Revolution.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dde36a0 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dde36a0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c82e2fe elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c82e2fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Find out more about this and other Portuguese story&#8217;s and history on our <a href=\"https:\/\/thetour.pt\/en\/loja\/tours\/tour-lisbon-en\/\">Lisbon Tour<\/a> or at any of the historical tours here on our site\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca8313b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ca8313b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/thetour.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/tour-lisboa_3-300x300.webp\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-17696\" alt=\"Pra\u00e7a do Com\u00e9rcio\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thetour.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/tour-lisboa_3-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/thetour.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/tour-lisboa_3-100x100.webp 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a167cd0 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a167cd0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4f0d2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c4f0d2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/thetour.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/4a38a2b7d4b8d33f9767abaa907e4e31-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-19192\" alt=\"Carnation Revolution people on one of the tanks that occupied the city to liberate the country\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thetour.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/4a38a2b7d4b8d33f9767abaa907e4e31-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thetour.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/4a38a2b7d4b8d33f9767abaa907e4e31-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ed5c5d elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ed5c5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><strong>April 25th 2024<\/strong><\/div><div><strong><i class=\"medium bi bi-clock-fill mr-2\"><\/i><time class=\"small\">15h00 &#8211; 20h00<\/time><\/strong><\/div><p>The Commission Promoting the Popular Celebrations of the 25th of April will hold the Celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the 25th of April in Rossio.<\/p><p>The parade starts at Pra\u00e7a Marqu\u00eas de Pombal, continues along Avenida da Liberdade and ends at Pra\u00e7a D. Pedro IV (Rossio), where there will be 2 interventions and several cultural moments with performances by various groups.<\/p><p>Source <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lisboa.pt\/50anos25abril\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lisboa City Hall<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e54e9c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1e54e9c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd6ff25 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"dd6ff25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span 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class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-17696\" alt=\"Pra\u00e7a do Com\u00e9rcio\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thetour.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/tour-lisboa_3.webp 1200w, https:\/\/thetour.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/tour-lisboa_3-768x691.webp 768w, https:\/\/thetour.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/tour-lisboa_3-600x540.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" title=\"\"><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thetour.pt\/en\/loja\/tours-en\/tour-lisbon-en\/\">\n\t\t\t\tLisbon Tour\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-18046 product type-product status-publish has-post-thumbnail product_cat-transfers-en tm-has-styled-variations tm-has-options  instock sold-individually taxable shipping-taxable purchasable product-type-variable\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div 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