LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Military vehicles and red carnations return to the streets and squares of downtown Lisbon on Thursday as Portugal reenacts dramatic moments from the army coup that brought democracy 50 years ago.
Thousands of people are expected to attend celebrations of the so-called Carnation Revolution, which ended a stifling four-decade dictatorship established by Antonio Salazar. It also paved the way for Portugal’s 1986 entry into the European Union, then called the European Economic Community.
At the time, the turmoil and political uncertainty in Portugal, a NATO member, caused alarm in Western capitals as the Portuguese Communist Party appeared poised to take power. Moderate parties, however, won at the ballot box.
As a national holiday began Thursday in Lisbon, a column of troops and armored vehicles was due to arrive in a downtown square as part of a reenactment of one of the early stages of the uprising, when units took up planned positions at key places in the capital.
Related articles:
Related suggestion:
GLOBALinkChina Beats Brazil in 2023 Volleyball Nations LeagueTourism Booms Across China As 5China to Implement Garbage Sorting in All Cities by 2025Taikonaut Sparks Enthusiasm for Space As China Celebrates Its Space DaySpring Bud Girls Receive Gifts ahead of Int'l Children's DayNanwenying Community Improves Community Public Service System in Xiong'an New Area, N ChinaChangde in C China Scales up Efforts to Develop Elderly Care Service SystemChina Beats Japan to Win Women's Basketball Asia CupEconomyInFocus
2.5083s , 6502.0078125 kb
Copyright © 2024 Powered by Portugal marks the 50th anniversary of the Carnation Revolution army coup that brought democracy ,Culture Circuit news portal