The Carnation Revolution in Portugal
In 1974, a 41-year regime was overthrown in a day
Witness History · BBC World Service
March 6, 20249m 9s
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Show Notes
25 April is Freedom Day in Portugal. Five decades ago on that date, flowers filled the streets of the capital Lisbon as a dictatorship was overthrown.
Europe’s longest-surviving authoritarian regime was toppled in a day, with barely a drop of blood spilled.
In 2010, Adelino Gomes told Louise Hidalgo what he witnessed of the Carnation Revolution.
(Photo: A young boy hugs a soldier in the street. Credit: Jean-Claude Francolon/Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images)