Armed Forces Movement

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The Armed Forces Movement was a Portuguese military organization of junior officers that orchestrated the 1974 Carnation Revolution, ending the Estado Novo dictatorship and initiating Portugal’s transition to democracy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military organization
political movement
activeDuring 1970s
associatedWith Council of the Revolution
National Salvation Junta
characteristic collective leadership
secret organization
composedOf Portuguese Armed Forces personnel
junior officers
contributedTo decolonization of Portuguese African colonies
country Portugal
dateOfMajorEvent 25 April 1974
dissolvedAfter consolidation of Portuguese democracy
goal end the Estado Novo dictatorship
establish democracy in Portugal
hasEffect end of Estado Novo regime
legalization of political parties in Portugal
overthrow of Marcelo Caetano
restoration of civil liberties in Portugal
headquartersLocation Lisbon
ideology anti-authoritarianism
democracy
influenced Portuguese transition to democracy
language Portuguese
location Portugal
movementType military-led coup movement
nativeLabel Movimento das Forças Armadas
notableMember Ernesto Melo Antunes
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho
Salgueiro Maia
Vítor Alves
operatedIn Portugal
opposed Estado Novo
opposedBy Estado Novo secret police
linked to: Estado Novo regime

Marcelo Caetano government
linked to: Marcelo Caetano
orchestrated Carnation Revolution
partOf Portuguese Revolution of 1974–1975
shortName MFA
significantDate 25 April 1974
significantEvent Carnation Revolution
significantPlace Lisbon Military Region
startTime 1973
symbolicAssociation red carnations
usedMilitaryUnit Portuguese Air Force
Portuguese Army
Portuguese Navy

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Carnation Revolution ledBy Armed Forces Movement
Carnation Revolution ledBy Movimento das Forças Armadas
linked to: Armed Forces Movement
25 April Revolution organizer Armed Forces Movement
Armed Forces Movement nativeLabel Movimento das Forças Armadas
linked to: Armed Forces Movement
Freedom Day (Portugal) associatedWith Portuguese Armed Forces Movement
linked to: Armed Forces Movement
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho movement Armed Forces Movement
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho memberOf Movimento das Forças Armadas
linked to: Armed Forces Movement
Francisco da Costa Gomes memberOf Armed Forces Movement
National Salvation Junta originatedFrom Armed Forces Movement
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho memberOf Armed Forces Movement
subject linked to: Saraiva de Carvalho
Processo Revolucionário em Curso participant Movimento das Forças Armadas
linked to: Armed Forces Movement
Movimento das Forças Armadas nativeLabel Movimento das Forças Armadas
subject linked to: MFA
linked to: Armed Forces Movement
Council of the Revolution hasMember Armed Forces Movement
Vítor Alves participatedIn Armed Forces Movement
Vítor Alves movement Armed Forces Movement
Estado Novo (Portugal) overthrownBy Armed Forces Movement (MFA)
linked to: Armed Forces Movement
Otelo memberOf Armed Forces Movement
Fernando José Salgueiro Maia movement Armed Forces Movement
Francisco da Costa Gomes partOf Armed Forces Movement (MFA) leadership
subject linked to: da Costa Gomes
linked to: Armed Forces Movement
PREC involves Armed Forces Movement
O Processo keyActor Movimento das Forças Armadas
linked to: Armed Forces Movement
Coordinating Committee of the MFA partOf Armed Forces Movement
Coordinating Committee of the MFA movement Armed Forces Movement
Vasco Lourenço movement Armed Forces Movement
Dia da Revolução relatedTo Movimento das Forças Armadas
linked to: Armed Forces Movement