What remains of Portugal's Carnation Revolution, 50 years on? • FRANCE 24 English

Thousands of people in Portugal are marking the fiftieth anniversary of the country's Carnation Revolution - a military coup that put an end to Europe's longest dictatorship and to 13 years of colonial wars in Africa. The 1974 revolt, which was led by a group of idealist left-leaning young military captains, quickly turned into a popular uprising as the troops were joined by jubilant crowds. It was nicknamed the Carnation Revolution after the flowers that protesters placed in the soldiers' guns and tanks, in a rare example of a military coup being staged to install democracy. Yves Léonard, a professor and researcher at Paris's Sciences Po University, is the author of numerous books on Portugal's modern history. He spoke to us in Perspective.
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[@pedritu147]

Don‘t say nonsense please. Nobody misses Salazar except few idiots that desperately want to call the attention for them.

[@filipe2444]

Sabes mais que um historiador. Que burro do caralho.

[@Zheugma]

Don't say those things cause you are wrong

[@pedritu147]

@@Zheugma You wish. People are Not stupid, although I must say there‘s stupid people also in Portugal - fortunatelly only few idiots that want to show off, nothing more.

[@pedritu147]

@@Zheugma 🙄 so you‘re one of those… my feelings.

[@pedritu147]

@@Zheugma yeah yeah! And the earth is flat and so on. As I said, just want to call attention. Cheers! Beware not to fall from the ocean!

[@irdaetiel5723]

Celeste Caeiro gave a red carnation to a soldier. It was a spontaneous gesture. The flower became the symbol

[@luisagomes-fw5ki]

Excellent ...very accurate...it really happened as the historian describes. Thanks from the heart. Luisa from 🇵🇹 Portugal

[@xanaleiria3503]

This was painful to listen to. How about inviting a professor from Portugal to talk about the real meaning of this revolution? How about our president? He's a professor and just loves speaking about everything and anything😂As for Salazar being honest?!! When you need to control reality and feed your own people your way of seeing reality...you're kicking honesty in the face.

[@santostv.]

Remember the 5 dead of the revolution 🇵🇹 🤝 🇫🇷

[@riclnun]

@@teddydavis2339 And by the tribe King´s in África before the Portuguese arrived!

[@fragosa]

​@@teddydavis2339remember the iberia enslave by the roman empire and before the iberia enslave by the otoman and the arabs and visigods...

[@lisbondiaries9212]

@@fragosaWe were not enslaved by Arabs. There was no Portugal when the Moors were here!! When they arrived, they were evolved while the European were in the Dark Ages! They brought architecture, astronomy, etc. All of our history makes us who were are, including the Moors. Stop trying to whitewash facts. Stop your history revisionism! It also isnt Visigods…it is Visigoths. Our people, those who were poor, working class and not of the elite class, did suffer during our 48 years of dictatorship. However, we are not the victims when it comes to our colonialist history. Our country did commit great atrocities in our history in the form of colonialism.

[@AnimatedHistory-InCharts]

@@lisbondiaries9212 By your line of argumentation: When the Portuguese arrived in Asia, Africa, South America they too - as the Moors when they arrived Lusitânia - were more evolved than the locals.

[@AnimatedHistory-InCharts]

@@lisbondiaries9212 Our origins can be traced to Lusitânia and the people that were inhabitants of the Center-Northern region around Viseu (land of my ancesters). We too were invaded multiple times by many others from Europe and Northern Africa. More recently, we were invaded by Napoleonic France and were looted by the French and the British. We also have land that was taken by the Kingdom of Spain that was never returned back to Portugal (Olivença). Yet, we are not complaining every day about it.

[@gtxchufxvj]

That's the way to do with flowers 🎉

[@ivanbarbosa81]

Thank you.Interesting to see international reactions to our history.The regime was decadent and they moved at the right time, thankfully for us. I was born in democracy.

[@Zheugma]

No you did not. Portugal was never a democracy

[@nunosantos485]

The thing he doesn’t address is the lives of people in the colonies, which really went downhill after the Portuguese pulled out. They were ultimately overrun by communists from the countryside. Those lands were never the same after.

[@mariamanuelgouveia6351]

I am sorry, but it's inaccurate to say that soldiers were left wing, they were just people fight in a war they were against. In that historical context most european nations had already given indepence to their ex-colonies whereas Portugal was subdued to a dictatorship that led generations to war in Africa depriving these from a life worth living where a majority had already died and many more came injured and unable to work .

[@Fabiani930]

The way he handled Portugal´s position during WWII was nothing short of masterful. I don´t think there was a portuguese personality that would deal with the situation. And the revolution itself was peaceful, but the following year was not that peaceful. only in the 25th November 1975 the democracy was consolidated, Portugal was about to fall to comunism, wasnt for a handful of officers that acted promptly we wouldnt have Democracy in the first place.

[@FA.9000]

curiosly you forgot to mention the importance of so many comunists that fought against the dictatorship

[@Fabiani930]

@@FA.9000 curiously every single person was important in the fight against dictatorship, however there were some that wanted to replace a dictatorship for another. Thankfully they were stopped in time and with minimal casualties.

[@JoaoManuelCanelas]

That's a cool story. Ask how it was for Macau or Portuguese Timor, if they enjoyed neutralism.

[@Fabiani930]

@@JoaoManuelCanelas he didnt care about them at all. in truth all he cared about was mainland Portugal. everyone knows that. that´s called balancing. what would you expect him to do in those cases without getting one of the sides angry? Portugal had historical value but wasnt a military power for a long time by then. kept neutrality and kept Portugal out of WWII. just because he had a lot of flaws doesnt mean we can deny him of his merits.

[@Fabiani930]

@@JoaoManuelCanelas That meant a lot in a country where 10.000 souls had been sent to die as cannon fodder in France during WWI. It was that debacle that made the first Republic fall and gave way to the military dictatorship...

[@mango2005]

Its interesting that it was the military that did this.

[@gomey70]

The military was sick of fighting hopeless wars in Africa for the regime.

[@heldercosta515]

They did not do it for the people, that's a myth. They done it to protect their own interests.

[@jfarinhote]

​@@gomey70not for the regime but for the country

[@VeraVSilva]

Yes, they started it, but the portuguese people joined right away.

[@Antiliberal777]

You obviously do not know the real reason for the Ultramar Wars and why we had the 25th of April.

[@Roggy2806]

Salazar had already passed away in 1974

[@tellmelullabies5552]

That is incorrect. Salazar died in 1970, in 1974 was the revolution.

[@Antiliberal777]

@@tellmelullabies5552 So, what was wrong with the previous statement? I'm confused now!!!🤣🤣😜

[@JoaoManuelCanelas]

@@Antiliberal777 The sentence. He was (already) dead in '74, he had passed away in 1970. Any confusion left?

[@Antiliberal777]

@@JoaoManuelCanelas There's nothing wrong with "Salazar had already passed away in 1974". He passed away in 1970. The sentence is just clarifying that the subject was already deceased at the time of the event.

[@pio4362]

Europe's oldest dictatorship?! The Soviet Union was longer, in fact counting Russia altogether it's still ongoing.

[@nunosantos485]

When people say Europe they often mean just the EU

[@JoaoManuelCanelas]

@@nunosantos485 Not really. When people refer to Europe they mean European countries altogether. The USSR is commonly forgotten as a country that existed for long. And also, assume dictatorship as a right wing thing exclusive. The original comment also confuses the two (Russia & the USSR). Something the West seems to perpetuate. Putin was Soviet born. Russia didn't exist (as a country) when he was born.

[@kikoempis]

Not oldest. He said longest. Which is true.

[@FABIOLINDOCC]

This man is not really accurate on some issues....

[@sergiocunha13]

I love when I see people portraying the people as being stupid, as if we were lambs easy to trick into what very clever people want... If you want to do a program about Portugal, maybe you should invite someone that actually knows what he is talking about. Nobody misses Salazar. What people are tired of is the corruption and the degradation of what was once a good country to live in. What young people want is hope, hope that through out the years of left policies have been disappearing more and more. It is amazing that the people on the left that claim they are so tolerant and so much defenders of the people, they are so much intolerant and so focused in promoting their own ideology against the will of the people. Everybody talks about the radical right, but nobody talks about the radical left, and there is a reason why the radical left in Portugal (BE, PCP, Livre) only have 13 members of parliament, because the people don't want them anymore but still their voice is heard above everyone else's. How about we all meet in the middle and compromise, listen to each other, debate, no theme is off the table, and then maybe, we might just find a new way of doing things that makes the country better for Portuguese people. And the key aspect here is that, the Portuguese people.

[@ivanbarbosa81]

A imagem de fora costuma ser mais isenta, essa é a percepção.Muita gente fala da boca pra fora que no tempo do Salazar é que era, quem vem de fora acredita e eu não sei se muita gente não concordaria com algumas medidas antidemocráticas basta ver o resultado recente das legislativas.Conheco pessoas que defendem o Salazar ainda, muitas já morreram mas há salazaristas sim, muitos ex combatentes estranhamente pois eles fizeram a revolução

[@cvnha]

@@ivanbarbosa81 concordo com o sérgio quando diz que ninguém quer o Salazar, mas a verdade é que por todos os defeitos que ele teve e cometeu, quando toca a corrupção e gestão do país, foi um senhor. Fez tudo em prol da nação, para a nação. As pessoas muitas vezes esquecem o contexto e o período em que ele governou. Livrou-nos da 2ª guerra, impediu que Franco tivesse ambições maiores em relação a Portugal, excelente diplomata e negociador. No contexto político, tem-se a percepção que era um tirano, e em parte verdade, direccionado mais contra a ideologia comunista e mais recatado com os capitalistas. Salazar era um cristão devoto, nascido durante a monarquia e assistiu a queda da mesma, viu os tumultos da 1ª república e as perseguições religiosas que os comunistas fizeram, os padres que foram assassinados e as igrejas que foram pilhadas. Não é de estranhar que, durante a guerra civil espanhola, ele se alie a Franco que combatia os comunistas e em terras lusas perseguia todas as afiliações marxistas, por isso é que o Alentejo era um grande bastião do partido comunista. modernizou a indústria e agricultura, construiu barragens, linhas férreas, escolas, hospitais. claro que havia censura durante os anos que governou mas o 25 de abril foi a mudança de um regime de alguns que não tinham voz para dar voz a uns que acham que somos todos cegos.

[@teresa..M]

Os cravos estão murchos e enterrados. Ainda bem que há mais flores.... há que manter o optimismo!

[@hugopereirinha1003]

Esperaram 50 anos para aparecerem e agora até falam do botas sem vergonha na cara Faltou-vos foi uma visita ao SPA de Caxias numa das celas que inundava com a maré cheia uma especie de thalasotetapia Pois bem ... Não passarão!! A bem da nação

[@pedritu147]

E porque é que tudo tem que ser a esquerda? Porque é que alguns acham que progresso humano é a mentalidade de esquerda? Progresso humano e social não é propriedade de ninguém porque é propriedade de todos. Quem lhe disse a si que o povo não quer? Refere-se a 1 milhão que vota no palhaço? Não me interessa direita nem esquerda, interessa-me democracia. Mas não posso negar o muito que a esquerda deu ao país. A direita também contribuiu mas é facto que a nossa direita deixa muito a desejar…Mudar de direita para esquerda e voltar à direita demonstra inteligência do eleitorado que não quer um governo viciado. Nada mais. Quem é fundamentalista e acha que a direita é que é, na minha visão não ajuda em nada porque apenas está disposto a ouvir e aceitar um lado - um lado que impõe a sua ideologia e se vicia como qualquer outro. Já extrema direita… enfim, prefiro não comentar

[@ExileTheKnightsOfMaltaNow]

There is a moving speech contained within an article titled the values of April 45 years since Portugal overthrew fascism online from 2019

[@ExileTheKnightsOfMaltaNow]

Yes the captains of April made the arrests however peaceful Revolution requires the standing Military Officers at higher ranks to unite cohesively claiming constitutional keys in higher authority than the inducted immune

[@marisiasilva8472]

If it was such a bad regime... how ome people of those times when asked, they say : come back u're forgiven. He died poor. No making use of the peoples money in his benefit. Corruption was an onknown word.🤔🤔

[@analfabetorockebens]

The historic part of the revolution is perfectly described. However, the recent part lacks accuracy; it does not reflect the current situation. The perspective presented is that of the left-wing parties in Portugal, rather than that of the people, the voters. I am one of them, having always voted for the left in Portugal, but now I voted for the right for the first time. Let me explain why. Portugal has been governed by left-wing and social democratic parties for the past 50 years. Initially, they governed effectively, particularly during the first 30 years when Portugal's entry into the European Economic Community (EEC) improved healthcare, education, and overall quality of life for the people. Despite advancements in these critical areas, there were issues. The same two parties developed negative practices, leading Portugal to declare bankruptcy three times and resort to the IMF, with the most recent instance occurring after the 2008 financial crisis. And the Prime Minister at the time, who was from the Socialist Party, was arrested in 2014 and formally accused of corruption. However, it's been 10 years and there has been neither conviction nor acquittal, with 52 appeals and complaints, justice not functioning as it should, something openly criticized by the people for decades. We all know that this only happens because the law and legislators of the last 50 years allow it, as they are the ones who legislate. Portugal is culturally conservative, yet tolerant at the same time. However, issues such as migration, housing, and corruption, especially within these two parties, along with the increasing perception that the left advocates for "speech control," are causing dissatisfaction among some, while being accepted by others (specifically left-wing parties). This shift is causing many who once supported socialist/leftist ideas to turn to right-wing parties. Even Portugal's history is being challenged by the left. Believe me, there is a distinction between left-leaning individuals and left-wing parties. A significant proof of this is evident in the 2022 elections, where the Socialist Party obtained 120 seats in parliament, while Chega (a conservative-right party) secured 12 seats. However, in 2024, just two years later, the Socialist Party only managed to secure 78 seats, while CHEGA gained 50 seats, representing a decrease of 42 seats for the Socialists and an increase of 38 seats for CHEGA. It's obvious that socialist-leaning individuals are now voting for Chega, not because of whatever the left-wing parties are saying, not because we like Salazar and the dictatorship, we HATED it!!! But because people are fed up with corruption and the liberal left. There is an empty political space in Portugal for a more conservative left, and individuals from this demographic are turning to CHEGA. Even the Communist Party is losing voters to CHEGA. One example: on the last 25th of April(Carnation Revolution), the Socialist Party invited the Brazilian president (detained and condemned for corruption in Brazil in the past) to the commemoration of the 25th of April. For me, as a left-leaning person, it was the end. It was that moment that I told myself I'm not voting left anymore. All left-wing parties in the Portuguese parliament were happy with him, and only CHEGA and IL (liberal right) contested the presence of the Brazilian President.

[@nsdlsarn]

5 civilian and 2 soldiers

[@jfarinhote]

In 1949 I believe it was hard to live anywhere in Europe. Hypocrisy

[@ecm83]

Stop speaking about 1974 and starting speaking the catastrophic situation of Portugal today !

[@FlavioRosa-jv7gd]

Catastrophic? Where?

[@ecm83]

@@FlavioRosa-jv7gd what country are we talking about here ?

[@ecm83]

@@PedroSabido122 the aim of this post-April 74 elite is to perpetuate their dominance over the Portuguese population not to develop the country. Portugal’s political elite put in place PS and PSD so to give the impression there is a real choice … but there is to better perpetuate this mafia that lives out of EU subsidies where Portuguese people must continue migrating to survive. This is what these journalists should be taking about

[@ecm83]

@@ivanbarbosa81 stop …. drinking

[@Zheugma]

True. Come back salazar

[@josealvaro-bc7zv]

Obrigado heróis Otelo e Maia. Por nos libertarem da miséria,fome ,piolhos e ditaduras. 25 foi cumprido,acabar com a morte da nata da nossa juventude numa guerra de ...M... Abril sempreeee 🇵🇹🇵🇹💪💪🇵🇹🇵🇹

[@nsdlsarn]

Otelo was a terrorist

[@ivanbarbosa81]

Mas o povo já esqueceu os piolhos, livrou -nos da guerra dizem. Só se for na Europa pois condenou milhares a guerra colonial.Abril sempre

[@josealvaro-bc7zv]

@@ivanbarbosa81 ,,,,o povo esquece rápido tudo. É o povito que temos, infelizmente. Abril sempre.....🇵🇹💪🇵🇹

[@joaogomes388]

Pretty good and accurate analysis. Well balanced and impartial

[@margaridavelhinho1618]

Nobody sees the new leader of far right as a new Salazar and the problem is that. If young people saw him as that they would not vote in him. The problem is also the difficulties that portuguese people go through with so much richs foreigners coming to the country. With this everything is so more expensive and no one can afford the costs of living. This is the main problem.

[@PedroSabido122]

Precisely… they miss the most important part of the reason for their grow and simply mention it’s a problem of identity… 😅 identity may play a 10% of the reason right now.

[@andreferreira1758]

We, the People of Portugal, eat and shut up!

[@ivanbarbosa81]

Isso não é verdade mas quando há pobreza o povo costuma calar e se for brando mais ainda

[@andreferreira1758]

@@ivanbarbosa81 portanto, é verdade o que escrevo.

[@knightheaven8992]

E agora somos subservientes à EU. Há espera do fim, que dentro de um século e pouco chegará para Portugal e os Portugueses... é uma questão demográfica e de matemática.

[@antoniocm3119]

It was a military coup. And Salazar saved Portugal from World War ll and destruction by the Axis and both England and the United States. A master in geostrategy.

[@darkwolf1202]

he saved his job. no matter who won he would keep his dictatorship.

[@ivanbarbosa81]

Se ele não tivesse salvo seria outro a salvar. Estávamos longe e demos ouro.nao nos salvou, manteve nos atrasados e puxou isto tudo ao não abrir mão das colónias

[@antoniocm3119]

@@ivanbarbosa81 Não seja ridículo. A capacidade de geoestratégia e amor à Pátria não tinha comparação. E demos ouro? 🤔 Recebemos ouro! Éramos o país com mais ouro no MUNDO. Não se aprende na escola. E as colonias não têm nada que ver com a Segunda Guerra.

[@knightheaven8992]

@@ivanbarbosa81 Outro a salvar?? duvido... muitos tentaram durante a primeira republica, e depois de vários golpes... foi devido ao seu trabalho como ministro que conseguio estabilizar o país.

[@davidagostinho1807]

Such a propaganda. As a Portuguese, watch at 8:45 he can't give an answer. As a Portuguese born and raised, i can tell you the truth, the widespread corruption particularly in the last 20 years has been rampant, i don't even recognize my own country now, from the 90's when i was growing up as a teenager...

[@thomperry1187]

I am not a fan of Salazar and the Estado Novo, but let's be honest, with the neutrality in WW2 assured by the dictatorship, it kept the Nazis far away from Portugal. Thank you Spain for being in the way. I am convinced, had the Germans invaded the Iberian Peninsula, I would not be alive today. As someone from the North of Portugal, the Germans would have arrived and committed atrocity upon atrocity on the villagers of the country.

[@teddydavis2339]

Committed atrocities like Portugal did in Brazil and Africa? We are all God's children. Not just Europeans.

[@Sergiovision]

@@teddydavis2339 Every country did atrocities in the past, in one way or another.

[@sickk0073]

​@@teddydavis2339 Both African and native American tribes committed atrocities on other native tribes. They were very fond of slavery and mass extermination long before the europeans arrive.

[@euroaussie4781]

​@@teddydavis2339. In Brazil the atrocities happen every day. Right back to the stone age style.

[@JoaoManuelCanelas]

Tell that to Macau

[@pedroalmeida4335]

A lot of young men were dying in the colonies. The colonies did not want to "belong" so to speak. The youth were revolted, hungry, tired and scared and wanted none of it. Those in the army, in the villages, and in the universities - the youth. Salazar brought to Portugal what all portuguese clam for - honor, respect, power but it was unsustainable.

[@Leontemplar-yt6ff]

Top quality

[@peddersoldchap]

7:38 Oh the "far-right"... lolololololoo Now I have all the info I need about this "news channel"! Blocked! :)

[@pedritu147]

Ah… não são far-right. Realmente, perto da velha senhora não passam de palhaços barulhentos, é verdade. Bloqueia bloqueia q és muito obtuso para saber a verdade.

[@akwamarsunzal]

Fascinating interview, shame that the ignorance of current affairs let it down. Chega is not, never has been, a "far right" political party. Right of center yes, but in comparison to the corrupt extreme left that has rules Portugal for 50 years, is needed to make a change to the Portuguese political horizon.

[@CarlosCostaX]

Left by name, like Partido Socialista, but very right wing and capitalist in the policies they implement. The left rule in Portugal lasted 6 months, after that was business as usual.

[@gingerbleug3831]

Hear hear!!

[@akwamarsunzal]

@@CarlosCostaX PS, PSD, left by name, corrupt by nature! Time for a massive change in Portuguese politics!

[@ExileTheKnightsOfMaltaNow]

Peaceful Revolution Olympics our logical destiny and it began on that Thursday in April 1974 50 years ago

[@vitormanueldasilvamatos7896]

what are you saying ????????????????? ...

[@lisbondiaries9212]

Please clarify the facts of our revolution. It was led by the Communists and others…the poor, brave women and men who had had enough. That is who the Resistance was against the fascist regime.

[@analfabetorockebens]

Está mal informada, ouça a ultima entrevista do Salgueiro Maia, ele próprio diz que o principal objetivo é terminar com a guerra colonial, e que os capitães de abril devem abstrair-se da politica, e deixar isso para os políticos, não foram os comunistas que fizeram a revolução, eles tentaram algo do gênero e perderam em 25 novembro de 1975.

[@filipe2444]

O 25 de Abril acontece devido à insatisfação dos militares, não teve nada a ver comunistas. Se dependesse dos comunistas o Estado Novo nunca tinha acabado (já levavam décadas de clandestinidade com zero resultados práticos) ou acabava e era substituído por uma ditadura de esquerda. Ambas as opções são merda.

[@johndoe2-ns6tf]

ah, yes, the day 20 corrupts became 100,000. What a day.

[@pedritu147]

20… he‘s so innocent…

[@caoaosol7527]

This university professor is a good example of how the Woke ideology is already infiltrated in France. Salazar was a university professor in Coimbra and was invited to be Minister of Finance in 1926, because his country was close to bankruptcy and was on the verge of a civil war. The 1st Republic was a disaster, which even had the night of the "long knives" where 13 deputies were killed (I think that was the number) and there were shootouts in broad daylight in Praça dos Restauradores between the two police officers there. He only assumed the position of 1st minister in 1928 and the constitution dates back to 1932, where the 2nd Republic began with the name "Estado Novo". Just see the interview carried out with Adriano Moreira, who was Minister of Overseas and later leader of the CDS, in which he reveals that he only met with Salazar twice (when he was invited to the position and later when he was fired). He never received an order from Salazar and therefore Adriano Moreira had carte blanche to modernize the African colonies. He lived better in Luanda and with more freedom than in Lisbon. The revolution gave independence to all the colonies, and Cape Verde did not want independence, but rather something similar to a region like the Azores and Madeira. São Tomé and Principe did not want independence. East Timor wanted independence and was soon invaded by Indonesia. And it was Portugal that fought for years for this island to truly have freedom. There is no talk of the nationalization of banking, of the largest industrial companies, not to mention the expropriations of agricultural land in Alentejo. The left (and particularly the communists) never liked the right to property (something Salazar always respected). Just remember what António Costa recently wanted to do for property owners. As mentioned by some comments below, Chega is a right-wing party, not an extreme right-wing party. For the national left and for television and newspapers, all it takes is for someone to be proud of being Portuguese, of respecting our history that gave so much to the world, and they are immediately dubbed a fascist. It is time to start thinking about a 4th Republic that makes a real update of the experience gained during 50 years of this 3rd Republic.

[@619victor]

I love how chauvinists like you so casually brush off the immense suffering that was caused by colonialism and imperialism upon native peoples of Africa, South Asia and the Americas. Not only that but the racist systems created and upheld to oppress these peoples so we could exploit them for their labor and their nation's resources. This colonizer and missionary mindset of bringing "civilization" and spiritual salvation to "lesser peoples" is representative of a critical lack of empathy for the colonized and oppressed, if not an outright belief of racial superiority and all that follows it.

[@br1920]

There is no far right party in Portugal. The Portuguese Constitution prohibits it.

[@joaogomes388]

Thats the same ro say thats not far right in germany because its not allowed by law. Thera are 50 pigs on the parlament now

[@JoaoManuelCanelas]

Chega! Ergue-te

[@EcoVegano]

Actually, besides Erguete, there ate 50 FASCISTS in the Portuguese parliament.

[@ecm83]

@@EcoVeganoyou do not know what means the word fascist. Review your vocabulary

[@GustavoVarela-ws1pi]

Chega is laughting with 50 deputees.

[@vascoribeiro69]

The communism was the main threat, so the strong support of the Church. The Monarchy and the First Republic until 1910 and 1926, left the country miserable, so the military coup of May the 28th of 1926. Then the effort was to avoid WWII and take economical advantage. Then the soviet threat over descolonizated territories in the Cold War. In the end Salazar was right, after the Revolution the commies took hands in former territories and tried it in Portugal itself, only stopped in November the 25th 1975, by a counter coup to establish democracy once for all.

[@Fabiani930]

Salazar had been a very sucessful Finance Minister before he was asked to be the President of the Council (Equivalent to PM). he had credibility even from the people. even though he did somethings to keep himself in power, he never took it by force.

[@sarasantos4581]

Não tomou à força mas manteve à força.

[@cloudman8911]

He was a dictator ignorant fool.

[@Zheugma]

What we miss is portugal with portuguese people (from past generations). Salazar was a dictator but not a fascist. Portuguese people not only miss its old country, as it needs a dictator again. It will get there in time

[@davidsousalopes2391]

We're massively overlooking how the country almost dove into a civil war due to the far-Left parties. The majority of political actors and low rank Captains at this time wanted to actually turn Portugal into a Soviet sattelite, or a Cuban-style regime. In 1974-75 the country was at serious risk of becoming something even worse.

[@gomey70]

Was it a majority though? As I understand it, most of the military captains were pro-democracy and quite centrist. The Portuguese population were also quite conservative, and a far-left takeover was always unlikely.

[@davidsousalopes2391]

@@gomey70 Most of the captains were either affiliated with Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho's COPCON or had very strong ties to the more radical side of the MFA (the Armed Forces Movement). Both of these were very keen on turning Portugal into a Cuban-like regime, Otelo himself stated he would like to be Europe's Fidel Castro When General Spinola (literally the guy who accepted the surrender of Caetano's regime) attempted to take control and revert the far-left's growing erratic actions, the communists and MFA grew even more agressive. It culminated on the 25th of November 1975 when far-left paratroopers literally tried another coup to stop the democratic process. Funny enough, since Salgueiro Maia (the most known and defiant Carnation Captain) helped to prevent them from taking power, he started being labbled a fascist by the communists. His house and family had to be protected for a long time.

[@teresamesa]

but it didn't in an understanding between the left. and funnily enough, cuba and venezuela were embargoed and any country violating the embargo was penalized. wonder why they didn't succeed?? also, isn't china, the greatest economy in the world, comunist?

[@padghd]

Very basic knowledge

[@henriquesilvestre4078]

EL SALAZAR?! That what you said at 3:00? Crime!!

[@ivanbarbosa81]

Já vi filmes em que o mauzão se chama Salazar lol acho que é no harry poter

[@Icenfyre]

@@ivanbarbosa81 JKR escreveu o Harry Potter no Porto. Era professora lá.

[@helderestrela6958]

Salazar was the most patriotic dirigent of all Time

[@henriquesilvestre4078]

Misery?! He was the man. He gave people education, trade schools, we were the best with canned products. Had the worlds largest dry dock lisnave, and so so so on. Misery were the people in war outside our country. We werent rich, but people were happy. If you think it was sad the the old dances of Portugal, the old parties..they got in on video.

[@filipevitorino5823]

O Geez that mould laden kind mentality grounded in lies and wishfull thinking. Get a life mate, I was brought up during that time of misery, there was misery indeed! suffice to say that 75% o the richness in Portugal was concentrated in 3 big groups/companies. 1 % of the students in universities were females. No wellfare, no healthcare et etc get a life

[@PedroAlves-le2id]

FACHO

[@bonkers884]

People were happy? Are you insane? People lived in constant fear of being caught by pide by saying something even slightly against the regime. Gave the people education? Most of the people couldn't even read, we were on the last of the european literacy rankings for years and years. Why are you trying to rewrite the past? You know that we still have many people alive who lived during the dictatorship, right? Wonder how many agree with this nonsense

[@samcalvinist4986]

Salazar was a Hero and Salazar saved Portugal, otherwise Portugal would have had some Revolution in the early 20th century that would have led to the deaths of millions of people, just like what happened in countries like Cambodia, Cuba, Vietnam etc...

[@zepedro6666]

Yes I think I saw that on the documentary "Ancient Astronauts" on History Chanel. Very accurate

[@sergioplacido3264]

See Revolution 1910 and 1926. Look before open the mouth

[@vascoribeiro69]

That is true, the bolchevique revolution had fertile terrain to grow after the 1910 republican revolution. After the IIWW the same threat again. After all he was right, since former territories had civil wars, Cold war style.

[@gtxchufxvj]

Thanks to Salazor, Portugal was no part of the World War.

[@littlepigism]

False and silly comment.

[@MariaLePen]

But it had its own wars in Africa....

[@nhlstwshr]

​​@@MariaLePen search for the video "returned or the remains of the empire" there's many more like it, I just watched that one recently.

[@lino222]

@@littlepigism neither silly nor false, unlike your comment.

[@lava12.23]

The huge number of lives he managed to save right there!

[@cristinadasilva8470]

As a young Portuguese person in Portugal, I can say I disagree with almost everything this guest said about why the far right won. Chega isnt at all honest. Honestly is this commentator saying Salazar was honest? Absolutely not. Thousands took to the streets of Lisbon today to show we are not ok with the far right! 25th of April lives with us! Fascism, never again! ⚘️🇵🇹

[@AlexP1990]

Thousands xD meia dúzia de retardados comunistas que ainda acreditam que o 25 de abril deu alguma coisa ao povo e não só a liberdade dos criminosos roubarem o povo a vontade... Kkkk. Para portuguesa sabes pouco da tua história... No 25 de abril de 74 Salazar já nem era vivo amiga... A narrativa e que sempre foi a mesma a enganar as pessoas a dizer que foi um golpe contra o regime de Salazar .... E não só um golpe de estado dos criminosos comunistas...

[@Janecas]

That’s not what he said

[@goncalopegado9821]

Cristina. Nao digas parvoices. stalinista

[@fernandobarros8824]

Já me deparei com pessoas que ignoravam que, aquando o golpe de estado, era Marcelo Caetano que estava no poder e não Salazar, pois este já tinha falecido 3 ou 4 anos antes. Nada como ver um pouco da história e um pouco da biografia de Marcelo Caetano e cheguem às vossas próprias conclusões.

[@ivanbarbosa81]

Ele não disse nada do chega

[@zabag]

I bet this Prof. Léonard is a brilliant person and author in French. But as a French and English speaker I found this interview horrible and painful to listen to. I hope for students’ sake that this gentleman doesn’t lecture in English. If I had him as a professor in an English-speaking class, I’d immediately drop the course.

[@martadias906]

I speak 3 languages. Including French and english, when you speak them well enough you understand everything even when people have accents... You must be French and speak english by chance

[@chaparrini99]

Salazar, the best portuguese in the last 400 years

[@rodrigoconstantino]

so many russian bots trying to fascisize the web...

[@JoaoManuelCanelas]

No.1 in how-many? No-one better since 1624? Who was the best until Salazar was born?

[@JoaoManuelCanelas]

@@kimiopn in the last 400 years?

[@lopazio]

Salazar, the worst portuguese ever. To defend Salazar is to be an enemy of Portugal, an enemy of the portuguese people and a defensor of people's misery

[@caoaosol7527]

You're forgetting the Marques de Pombal :-)

[@Shimra8888]

Will Portugal ever pay Reparations to Africa?

[@rafaelsilvarosa5488]

Will Africa every pay for leaving the Portuguese Empire?

[@melxpto]

@@rafaelsilvarosa5488🤦🏾‍♀️ You have a dream…😂

[@malteia]

Ill keep posting.... After africans go to Africa only

[@pedromartins8832]

Will Italy ever pay reparations to Portugal for colonising it and making it a part of the Roman Empire? 😂

[@g-ps]

Not only the Romans but all the others who didn't belong to Iberian Peninsula and came. ​@@pedromartins8832

[@cloudman8911]

Nothing! Portugal is a neoliberal country.

[@no_more_spamplease5121]

Now the path ahead is a free Portuguese nation strongly connected to their Brazilian siblings. 🇵🇹🤝🇧🇷

[@taylor.london]

Sibling? Brazil is more of a father than a son. Portugal is small, weak. They speak a horrible variant of the language, their food is bland, their people look tired, and they depend deeply on the EU.

[@taylor.london]

@@goncalodinisantunes But, thank you for being kind and polite. I appreciate your respectful response, as opposed of an angry rant back. 😀