nPosted on November 26, 2018
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nI’ve talked before about the 1974 Carnation Revolution, in the European nation of Portugal. This was a non-violent coup that overthrew the Estado Novo dictatorship and ushered in a democratic government for Portugal.
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It was amazing and wonderful and even colorful – because the people who had poured into the streets to celebrate the end of the dictatorship put carnations in the muzzles of soldiers’ guns and in the buttonholes of their uniforms.
It was amazing and wonderful and even colorful – because the people who had poured into the streets to celebrate the end of the dictatorship put carnations in the muzzles of soldiers’ guns and in the buttonholes of their uniforms.n
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nBut what does the Carnation Revolution have to do with the African nation of Saõ Tóme and Príncipe?
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nWell, almost half of Portugal’s budget, before the coup, was being spent on trying to hold onto the nation’s African colonies. There was no end in sight, and most Portuguese people preferred to spend the nation’s money in more…positive ways!
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nSo after the Carnation Revolution, Portuguese colonial rulers left the various colonies, and those African nations finally had a chance for independence and self-rule!
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nThe Argel Accords were documents promising to allow self-rule. Today is the day that the people of Saõ Tóme and Príncipe celebrate the signing of those documents and also honor all the Portuguese citizens whose demonstrations against the Estado Novo regime resulted in their own nation’s independence.
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nCheck out some of the amazing sights of Saõ Tóme and Príncipe:
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nAlso on this date:
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Anniversary of the premiere of Casablanca
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nBirthday of Medal-of-Honor-winning surgeon Mary Edwards Walker
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nAnniversary of the first European spotting Maui
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nAnniversary of the first exhibition of a lion in America
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nnProclamation Day in Mongolia
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nCanada-on-Ice Day
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Day of the Covenant in the Baha’i Faith
Day of the Covenant in the Baha’i Faithn
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nBirthday of inventor Willis Carrier
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nAnniversary of the death of illustrator and children’s author Gyo Fujikawa
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nPlan ahead:
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