Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Crowds of Portuguese people hold carnation flowers on Avenida da Liberdade in Lisbon to celebrate the military coup that overthrew ...

"In 1974, I was 18 and beginning my university studies in Lisbon. However, on 25 April, I found myself in Porto, seeking the tranquility of family to study. We sensed that something significant was ...

LISBON – Military vehicles and red carnations returned to the streets and squares of downtown Lisbon on Thursday as Portugal reenacted dramatic moments from the army coup that brought democracy to the ...

On April 25, 1974, military officers staged a peaceful coup in Portugal, ending four decades of authoritarian rule by the Estado Novo regime. In a show of solidarity, civilians placed carnations in ...

50th anniversary of overthrow of Europe's longest dictatorship Far right getting more support, echoes old regime's motto Revolution didn't deliver dignity, end to poverty, far right leader says LISBON ...

LISBON, Portugal (AP) -- Euphoria gripped Portugal during the 1974 Carnation Revolution, when junior army officers swept away a four-decade dictatorship. The almost bloodless coup brought what for the ...

In 1974 and 1975, Portugal came closer to a successful socialist revolution than any other country in Western Europe for many years. Here, we reprint an article by British socialist Chris Harman from ...

Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho, architect of the so-called Carnation Revolution that ended more than four decades of dictatorship in Portugal, died Sunday aged 84, the April Captains group announced. Known ...

To mark the 40th anniversary of Portugal’s Carnation Revolution, the old chaimite tank decorated with peace signs has once again trundled along the Avenida da Liberdade. People walked the streets ...