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Guest: João Santos Recorded: May 11, 2022 April 25th was the 48th anniversary of Portugal's Carnation Revolution, when junior officers overthrew the crypto-fascist dictatorship, inadvertently setting off a popular leftist revolution. In part 1, we discuss the background to the revolution, and the events on April 25th, 1974, the point at which the coup transformed into a revolution. Links to songs used to signal the coup:"Grândola, Vila Morena" by Zeca Afonso"E Depois Do Adeus" by Paulo de Carvalho  Total time: 2:10:21 Direct link to this episode's mp3 here