'No turning back': Carnation Revolution divides Portugal again, 50 years on | The Far Right
As the country celebrates half a century of liberal democracy, is the far-right creeping back in?
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As the country celebrates half a century of liberal democracy, is the far-right creeping back in?
The colonial empire in Portugal was the oldest in the world, while at the same time, the country itself was colonized by imperialism. However, 50 years ago, a revolution began that brought about momentous change to both the peoples of Portugal and its colonial empire.
This is a date close to every Portuguese heart.
I wasn’t a stranger to Portugal when I stepped off the train in Lisbon on April 23rd, 1974. I had visited my mother several times before, first in Setúbal,...
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