The Captains' Coup: From Dictatorship to Democracy in Portugal (1974-1976)
Author: Burchett, Wilfred
ISBN: 9781804298367
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Year first published: 29 Jul 2025
Pages: 352 Format: Hardback
Legendary journalist Wilfred Burchett s eyewitness account of the military coup d etatthat ended authoritarian dictatorship and established democracy in Portugal. The Captains Coup offers an insightful, poignant narrative of events during the first year following the near-bloodless left-wing "Carnation Revolution" of 25 April 1974 that overthrew a nearly five-decade-long fascistic dictatorship (the Estado Novo, or "New State") led by Ant nio Salazar. This first-ever English edition marks the 50th anniversary of the Portuguese Revolution.
ISBN: 9781804298367
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Year first published: 29 Jul 2025
Pages: 352 Format: Hardback
Legendary journalist Wilfred Burchett s eyewitness account of the military coup d etatthat ended authoritarian dictatorship and established democracy in Portugal. The Captains Coup offers an insightful, poignant narrative of events during the first year following the near-bloodless left-wing "Carnation Revolution" of 25 April 1974 that overthrew a nearly five-decade-long fascistic dictatorship (the Estado Novo, or "New State") led by Ant nio Salazar. This first-ever English edition marks the 50th anniversary of the Portuguese Revolution.
