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Coup of 25 November 1975, a failed military coup d'état by Portuguese far-left activists seeking to hijack the Portuguese transition to democracy to establishment a communist regime.

Coup of 25 November 1975

Failed Portuguese far-left military coup

The Coup of 25 November 1975 was a military movement led by parts of the Portuguese Armed Forces, whose outcome would later lead to the end of the Ongoing Revolutionary Process (PREC) and to a stabilization process of the representative democracy in Portugal.
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Coup d'état

Deposition of a government

A coup d'état, or simply a coup, is typically an illegal and overt attempt by a military organization or other government elites to unseat an incumbent leadership. A self-coup is said to take place when a leader, having come to power through legal means, tries to stay in power…
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Portuguese transition to democracy

Period in Portuguese history after the Carnation Revolution

Portugal's redemocratization process started with the Carnation Revolution of 1974. It ended with the enactment of the Constitution of Portugal in 1976.
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Communism

Political and socioeconomic ideology

Communism is a radical left or far-left sociopolitical, philosophical, and economic ideology within the socialist movement, whose goal is the creation of a communist society, a socioeconomic order centered on common ownership of the means of production, distribution, and…
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November 25

Day of the year

November 25 is the 329th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 36 days remain until the end of the year.
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