The Carnation Revolution: Portugal's Bloodless Coup of 1974

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore Portugal's Carnation Revolution of April 25, 1974—the military uprising that toppled Europe's longest-surviving dictatorship. They trace the roots of discontent under António de Oliveira Salazar and Marcelo Caetano's Estado Novo, the role of the Colonial War in Angola, Mozambique, and Guinea-Bissau, and how Captain Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho and the Movimento das Forças Armadas (MFA) coordinated the coup. They discuss the secret signal—the song 'Grândola, Vila Morena' by Zeca Afonso—that launched the tanks, the spontaneous crowning of soldiers' rifles with carnations, and the peaceful transition that followed. The conversation also covers the aftermath: decolonization, political chaos, the rise and fall of the PREC (Processo Revolucionário em Curso), and the drafting of the 1976 constitution. A portrait of a people who chose flowers over bullets. #CarnationRevolution #Portugal #EstadoNovo #Salazar #MarceloCaetano #MFA #GrândolaVilaMorena #ZecaAfonso #OteloSaraivadeCarvalho #ColonialWar #Decolonization #PREC #1974 #Lisbon #Democracy #History #FexingoHistory #Europe Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo