Portugal’s 50th Independence Day has been observed. On April 25, 1974, a military coup supported by ordinary Portuguese citizens ended 41 years of dictatorship and established a multi-party democracy.
Prolonged autocracy creates discontent among the people. As a result, an armed force was secretly formed from members of the Portuguese military and university students. Due to the active participation and consent of the people of the country, the puppet Prime Minister Marcelo Ketano, the successor of the then dictator Salazar, ended his power peacefully without much damage in just 7 days.
To round off the day, President Marcelo Rebelo de Soja salutes the Portuguese Armed Forces in a parade at the historic Palacio de Comercio in the capital, Lisbon, at nine o’clock in the morning. After that, the President, Prime Minister and all members of Parliament and special guests participate in organizing a special session in the Parliament.
Considering the importance of the day, there were discussions in the Parliament and the Prime Minister, and the President gave a directional address to the nation. In the meantime, the heads of various European Union countries have greeted the Portuguese citizens.
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