The 25th of April – Freedom’s Day

The 25^th of April is a National Holiday in Portugal because it celebrates a very important date for us all... the end of a dictatorial fascist government.
On the dawn of the 25^th of April 1974, to the sound of the song “Grândola, Vila Morena”, of José Afonso, the Movement of the Armed Forces, that got the agreement of the main military units, began the military operations that led to knock down of the dictatorial regime and to the its replacement for a democratic regime. Without great resistance from the forces loyal to the Government, all military objectives were accomplished throughout this day, with the population on the streets, in Lisbon, celebrating with the victorious soldiers and putting flowers, red carnations, in their rifles. The most amazing thing of this revolution is that there was no bloodshed.
This event is known as the Revolution of the Carnation, the Day of Freedom!

by Carla,11ºD