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Fifty years ago, a remarkable chain of events set in motion by the broadcast of a series of songs led to the fall of a dictatorship
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Fifty years ago, a remarkable chain of events set in motion by the broadcast of a series of songs led to the fall of a dictatorship
April 25, 1974 saw music help to overthrow a fascist dictatorship. The Carnation Revolution, named as such because there were almost no shots fired and carnations were offered by a restaurant worker to soldiers participating in the revolution, led to the overthrow of the Estadio Novo regime in Portugal. The revolution itself led to the...
April 25, 1974 saw music help to overthrow a fascist dictatorship. The Carnation Revolution, named as such because there were almost no shots fired and carnations were offered by a restaurant worker to soldiers participating in the revolution, led to the overthrow of the Estadio Novo regime in Portugal. The revolution itself led to the...