Carnation Revolution
1974 · Event
A near-bloodless military coup in Lisbon overthrows the Estado Novo dictatorship, ushering in Portuguese democracy and decolonisation.
On these timelines: Master, The Decolonisation of Africa
Around 1974
- Watergate scandal (1972)
- Apollo 11 moon landing (1969)
- Vietnam War (American phase) (1965)
- Iranian Revolution (1978)
- Yom Kippur War (1973)
- The Troubles (1968)
- Prague Spring (1968)
- Six-Day War (1967)
- Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody (1975)
- Night Fever (Bee Gees) (1978)