E42: The Portuguese revolution, part 2

E42: The Portuguese revolution, part 2

Author: Working Class History September 14, 2020 Duration: 53:53
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Concluding part of our double podcast episode about the Portuguese revolution of 1974-5 which followed anti-colonial uprisings in Angola, Mozambique and Guinea-Bissau. Also known as the Carnation Revolution, it overthrew the Portuguese empire and the right-wing Estado Novo regime.
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