The Carnation Revolution: The Most Peaceful Coup in History @WarStoriesChannel
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Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
This video tells the incredible story of the Carnation Revolution, the nearly bloodless military coup on April 25, 1974, that ended 48 years of authoritarian rule in Portugal. Known as the Estado Novo, the regime founded by António de Oliveira Salazar had left Portugal the most underdeveloped nation in Western Europe, mired in a grueling 13-year colonial war in Africa.

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