Caetano and President The conservative forces surrounding Spinola and the MFA radicals initially confronted each other (covertly or overtly), and Spinola was forced to appoint key MFA figures to senior security positions.

The present Constitution of Portugal was adopted in 1976 after the Carnation Revolution.

Hundreds of thousands of After a long period of one-party rule, Guinea-Bissau experienced a brief Pre-revolutionary Portugal had some social and economic achievements.On 13 November 1972, Fundo do Ultramar (The Overseas Fund, a According to government estimates, about 900,000 hectares (2,200,000 acres) of agricultural land were seized between April 1974 and December 1975 as part of In 1960, Portugal's per-capita GDP was 38 percent of the European Economic Community average. Portugal experienced a turbulent period, known as the Processo Revolucionário Em Curso (Ongoing Revolutionary Process). The Part III defines the political organization and includes 169 articles (108th to 276th), subdivided in ten titles. It opened on 6 August 1966 as the Salazar Bridge, named after Estado Novo leader After an early period of turmoil, Portugal emerged as a democratic country. Die so genannte "Nelkenrevolution" brachte neue Demokratiebestrebungen in Europa: zuerst in Portugal, später auch in Griechenland und Spanien. After the coup, power was held by the National Salvation Junta (a military junta). Submitted by Kronstadt_Kid on Aug 26 2010 01:20 A second diary by Maurice Brinton describing some experiences in Portugal during 1976. Despite repeated radio appeals from the "captains of April" (the MFA) advising the population to stay home, thousands of Portuguese took to the streets – mingling with, and supporting, the military insurgents.

It was widely seen in political circles as a compromise document in which all the parties contributing to it had been able to incorporate in it provisions they found vital. With a new Constitution approved, the country's main aim was economic recovery and strengthening its democratic institutions. The Carnation Revolution, the third Portuguese coup of the 20th century, took place almost 50 years later.Google the Carnation Revolution and you’re likely to see photos and artwork depicting soldiers covered with carnations.

Invitation to Khreshchatyk Street in Kiev on the day of November 7, 1976 Tribune No. Soviet police let Khreschatyk pass to view the festive parade only with a passport and invitation. Portugal remained a colonial power until the mid-1970s, when a peaceful revolution transformed the country from a dictatorship into a democratic republic. Since the Revolution of the Carnations on April 25, 1974, Portugal has had a democratic republic. It was preceded by a number of constitutions including the first one created in 1822 (following the Liberal Revolution of 1820 ), [2] 1826 (drawn up by King Dom Pedro IV ), [3] 1838 (after the Liberal Wars ), [4] 1911 (following the 5 October 1910 revolution ), [5] and 1933 (after the 28 May 1926 coup d'état ). Much of that empire was quickly lost, but even then Portugal retained sizable holdings along the African coast, in southern and eastern Asia, and in South America. The Part II defines the economical organization and includes 28 articles (80th to 107th), subdivided in four titles. The new government swiftly moved to revise the character of the 1976 constitution. This building was surrounded by the MFA, which pressured him to cede power to General Spínola. It refers to the status of the previous law, to the transitory existence of the This article is about the Constitution currently in force in Portugal.