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The Portuguese transition to democracy

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On 25 April 1974 the Armed Forces Movement (MFA – Movimento das Forças Armadas) rose against the dictatorial regime that had governed Portugal for 48 years. This event was the beginning of a turbulent transition process that was to culminate in the approval of a new constitution in April 1976 and in the instauration of a Western style pluralist democracy. There are many political scientists and historians who note the original and unexpected nature of this transition; however, there are very many different interpretations with respect to the roles played by each of the actors in the process: the armed forces, the parties and political movements and the social forces/movements. The aim of this paper is to clarify this matter through an examination of the principal events of the revolution.

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Transição democrática Portugal (séc.XX) Revolução portuguesa

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Rezola, Maria Inácia - “The Portuguese transition to democracy” in Herr, Richard; Pinto, António Costa (eds.) - The Portuguese Republic at One Hundred. Berkley: University of California, Institute of European Studies, 2012. ISBN 9780981933627. pp. 83-99.

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Institute of European Studies, UC Berkeley

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