New Mexico History Collection 1587-2012
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On April 25, 1974, young army captains led a coup d'etat in Portugal, thus deposing the government originally headed by Ant?nio de Oliveira Salazar, a right-wing dictatorship which had lasted nearly fifty years under Salazar, himself, and his less powerful successor, Marcello Caetano. Salazar's demise was linked to the Colonial War, involving Portuguese control of Angola and Mozambique -- colonies which sought independence. It was also linked to poor economic conditions and the repr...
