Schlagwort: Portuguese Revolution
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Lynn Walsh: Right Wing Revolt in Portugal – Arm Workers Against Reaction
[Militant No. 247, 14th March 1975, p. 1 and 8] Lisbon. Tuesday March 11th 1975 At 12.00 pm today there were attacks by paratroopers and some of the airforce on three barracks in and around Lisbon. The main one was the barracks of the Light Infantry regiment, the key unit supporting the Armed Forces Movement.…
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Militant: Revolution in Portugal
[Militant, issue 207, 3 May 1974, some lines are missing] By our correspondent All the forces of world reaction are watching with horror the revolutionary storm which is sweeping Portugal. They understand from their class point of view that the events there threaten the regime in Spain, and the stability of Europa, Africa and Latin…
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Bob Labi (LPYS National Committee): Portugal – Workers Confront Capitalists
[Militant, issue 207, 24 May 1974, p. 3 and 6] The strikes in Portugal are a clear sign that the working class will no longer tolerate a continuation of the old conditions. Their already low wages have been fast eroded by rapid inflation: 6% in February of this year alone. 200.000 textile workers threatened strike…