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The square (also called by its former name Terreiro do Paço), wholly wiped out by the great earthquake of 1755, has seen its share of watershed political events: King Carlos and his son were felled by an assassin’s bullets there in 1908, and it was the site of one of the first uprisings of the Carnation Revolution of 1974.
In 1974, soldiers carrying red carnations in their rifle barrels successfully deposed the government in a peaceful coup that came to be known as the “Carnation Revolution.”
The grand square, wholly wiped out by the great earthquake of 1755, has seen its share of watershed political events: King Carlos and his son were felled by assassin’s bullets in the praça in 1908, and one of the first uprisings of the Carnation Revolution of 1974 was staged in this place.
Following a bloodless coup in 1974 called the “Carnation Revolution,” Salazar’s successor, Dr. Marcelo Caetano, was overthrown and free elections were held.
The armed forces finally overthrew him in a popular bloodless coup, known as the “Carnation Revolution,” on 25 April 1974.