History of Portugal for Everyone

Picture 1- D. Duarte Pio de Bragança D. Duarte Pio de Bragança, is currently the claimant to the Portuguese throne, in 2006 an opinion of the Department of Legal Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs recognized D. Duarte Pio de Bragança as sole and legitimate heir to the Portuguese throne, since D Duarte descended by paternal way of D. Miguel I (absolutist king) and through the maternal route of D. Pedro IV (the soldier king) Picture 2- D. Miguel Picture 3- D. Pedro IV D. Miguel I was defender of Absolutism (concentration of powers in the figure of the king) and D. Pedro IV was defender of Liberal ideals (separation of powers and decentralization of powers of the king) this opposition of ideals led the country to face a civil war , since D. Miguel I was acclaimed king of Portugal and this act resulted in the usurpation of the throne that belonged to his niece and future wife D. Maria II, D. Miguel thus disrespects the will of his brother, D. Pedro IV, as well ...

Revolution of April 25, 1974 Picture 1- Revolution of April 25, 1974 The Estado Novo was then overthrown on April 25, 1974. It consisted of a coup that ended the dictatorial regime and was carried out by the military of the Armed Forces Movement - MFA, this movement was composed mostly by captains who had participated in the Colonial War. The military coup was attended by the population, tired of repression, censorship, colonial war and economic slowdown. The Revolution of April 25, 1974, was known as the Carnation Revolution. On this day, several military units commanded by officers of the Armed Forces Movement marched on Lisbon, occupying a number of strategic points. The military garrisons that supposedly were supporters of the regime surrendered and joined the military of the Movement of the Armed Forces With limited military power and massive membership of the movement, the resistance of the regime was practically nonexistent, with only four civilians killed, t...