First of a double podcast episode about the Portuguese revolution of 1974-5, also known as the Carnation Revolution, which overthrew the Portuguese empire and the right-wing Estado Novo regime. We speak with two participants in the revolution, Jorge Valadas and Phil Mailer, as well as historian Raquel Varela about the events.
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More information, photos, sources, acknowledgements and transcripts are available on the webpage for this episode here: https://workingclasshistory.com/2020/08/13/e41-42-the-portuguese-revolution/
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Listen to part 2 early: https://www.patreon.com/posts/40401104
Portuguese Revolution bonus episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/40401296
Theme music: https://soundcloud.com/davidrovics/they-couldnt-stand-by
Edited by Jesse French