The 1976 Portuguese legislative election was held on Sunday 25 April, exactly one year after the previous election, and two years after the Carnation Revolution. With a new Constitution approved, the
Mário Soares 1975b
Francisco Sá Carneiro
Alvaro Cunhal 1980
Vasco Gonçalves speaking during his term as Prime Minister.
The Armed Forces Movement was an organization of lower-ranking officers in the Portuguese Armed Forces that overthrew the Estado Novo dictatorship on 25 April 1974 with the Carnation Revolution and en
A mural dedicated to the MFA, it reads: "Towards freedom. Long live the 25th of April!"