1974: Rebels seize control of Portugal
Army rebels are in control of Portugal tonight
after an almost bloodless dawn coup ended nearly 50 years of dictatorship.
Shortly after midnight, tanks rolled into the
centre of Lisbon. The Salazar Bridge over the River Tagus was seized and the
airport, radio and television centres were taken.
Troops armed with machineguns stormed the
barracks where the Prime Minister, Dr Marcello Caetano, and several of his
ministers had taken refuge.
The former deputy armed forces minister, General
Antoniio de Spinola, received the surrender of the prime minister, who has now
fled into exile to the Portuguese island of Madeira.
Restore civil liberties
By sunrise the Movement of the Armed Forces, or MFA, was in control. It
issued an immediate proclamation appealing for calm and patriotism...
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