The Portuguese Prime Minister and several officials are murdered in the Bloody Night coup.

Bloody Night (Lisbon, 1921)

October 1921 radical revolt

Bloody Night is the name by which the radical revolt that took place in Lisbon, on the night of 19 October 1921, became known. During the day, a coup led António Granjo's government to resign, but President António José de Almeida resisted appointing the rebels' government.…