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Raquel Varela

Raquel Varela is the author of A People’s History of the Portuguese Revolution.

Portugal’s Carnation Revolution

On this day in 1974 a mutiny in the Portuguese army put an end to the country’s dictatorship. The revolution which followed brought down an empire and showed how working people could take control of society.

Portugal’s Carnation Revolution

On this day in 1974 a mutiny in the Portuguese army put an end to the country’s dictatorship. The revolution which followed brought down an empire and showed how working people could take control of society.