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Free Download Alex Fernandes, "The Carnation Revolution: The Day Portugal's Dictatorship Fell"
English | ISBN: 0861547543 | 2024 | 400 pages | EPUB | 4 MB
A new history of the Portugal's Carnation Revolution on its fiftieth anniversary
25 April 1974, Lisbon. Over the course of a single day, Europe's oldest fascist regime falls. On its 50th anniversary, this is the story of the revolution that changed Portugal forever.
'A thrilling and inspiring page-turner.' Richard Zimler, author of The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon
On the night of 24 April 1974, at five minutes to eleven, a Lisbon radio station broadcasts Portugal's Eurovision entry. By 6.20 p.m. the next day, Europe's oldest fascist regime has fallen. Hardly a shot has been fired. As citizens pour into the streets, they offer carnations to the revolutionary soldiers. For the first time in forty-eight years, Portugal is free.
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