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Armed Forces Movement
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Armed Forces Movement
The
Armed Forces Movement
(;
MFA
) was an organisation of lower-ranked left-leaning officers in the
Portuguese Armed Forces
. It was responsible for the
Carnation Revolution
of 25 April 1974, a
military coup
in
Lisbon
that ended the
corporatist
New State regime
in
Portugal
, the
Portuguese Colonial War
and led to the independence of the Portuguese overseas territories. The MFA instated the
National Salvation Junta
which functioned between 1974 and 1976, following a communiqué of its president,
António de Spínola
, at 1:30 a.m. on 26 April 1974.
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