100 Years of Portugal’s National Revolution
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100 years of Portugal’s National Revolution
Can nations rise, phoenix-like, from the dead? On May 28th, 1926, with the country facing calamity, the Portuguese Army decided to act. “Crushed under the weight of an immoral and tyrannical minority, the nation feels it is dying. For my part, I openly revolt. To arms, Portugal, for liberty and the honour of the nation!” It was with these words that General Gomes da Costa, a hero of the First World War, launched the coup. For Portugal, the conse…
Braga, 28 May - Today marks the centenary of the Nationalist Revolution in Portugal, which started from Braga on 28 May 1926 and ended with the March on Lisbon of the military headed by General Gomes da Costa. Thus, the 16 years of misery and left-wing terror of the First Portuguese Republic ended without any resistance. On today's occasion the usual commemorative dinner will take place in the city of Porto and a book entitled "The Century of Ma…
On May 28, 100 years ago, a military revolt began in Braga that would bring down a First Republic that hardly anyone wanted to defend. Understanding why also helps us understand today's challenges.
One hundred years after the coup d'état that established the dictatorship, one of the symbols that survived the coup is the statue of Gomes da Costa. Some defend the role of monuments that evoke controversial figures, including the Chamber of Braga, and some suggest their relocation, but no change is foreseen and the plan of requalification of the area does not include changes to the statue.
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