The Portuguese Revolution of 1974-1975: An Unexpected Path to Democracy - Paperbackby Maria In? cia Rezola (Author) Portugal is close to celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Carnation Revolution. While this central moment in contemporary Portuguese history has long attracted international academic interest, there is a dearth of studies that explain the interrelationships between the main issues that singled out this revolutionary moment. The aims and actions of the three main protagonists the Armed Forces, the political parties