A People's History of the Portuguese RevolutionOn the 25th April 1974, a coup destroyed the ranks of Portugal's fascist Estado Novo government as the Portuguese people flooded the streets of Lisbon, placing red carnations in the barrels of guns and demanding a 'land for those who work in it'. This became the Carnation Revolution an international coalition of working class and social movements, which also incited struggles for independence in Portugal's African colonies, the rebellion of the young