Historian Raquel Varela on Portugal's Carnation Revolution, which began 52 years ago today: “When people take the country into their own hands, we see how far they can reach to transform it and transform themselves.”
Fifty years ago today, Portugal’s Carnation Revolution began as soldiers overthrew the dictatorship. Although the revolution was ultimately contained, it changed the face of European politics and hastened the shift to democracy in Spain and Greece.
