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The Carnation Revolution
The Day Portugal's Dictatorship Fell
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On the night of 24 April 1974, at five minutes to eleven, a Lisbon radio station broadcasts Portugal’s Eurovision entry. By 3 p.m. the next day, the government surrenders and a fifty-year fascist regime is overthrown. Hardly a shot has been fired. Carnations decorate the barrels...
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On the night of 24 April 1974, at five minutes to eleven, a Lisbon radio station broadcasts Portugal’s Eurovision entry. By 3 p.m. the next day, the government surrenders and a fifty-year fascist regime is overthrown. Hardly a shot has been fired. Carnations decorate the barrels of the revolutionary soldiers’ guns. Portugal is free.
The Carnation Revolution winds through the streets of Lisbon as the revolution unfolds – and reveals the myriad acts of ordinary and extraordinary resistance that made 25 April possible. It’s a story of daring escapes from five-storey prisons, soldiers disobeying their generals’ orders and simple acts of courage by thousands of citizens. Alex Fernandes also guides us through the curious and contested afterlife of the revolution – and the fates of its heroes in modern Portugal.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780861547548
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 04 April 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Oneworld Publications
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 34.0mm
Width: 153.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 400
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About the Author
Alex Fernandes has been researching the Portuguese Revolution for five years. In 2021, he led a walking tour through Lisbon across the key sites of the revolution, giving him the inspiration for this book. He lives in London and works as a lighting designer and production manager in contemporary performance.
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