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The Portuguese military since World War II had to contend with African independence movements, as well as the Indian seizing of Goa in 1961, in a conflict that came to be known as the Overseas War or Guerra do Ultramar.[[note]]Which has nothing to do with [[TabletopGame/Warhammer40000 another Ultramar war]].[[/note]] However, many leftist military officers were tired of the war and were disillusioned[[note]]namely, in regards to carrer promotions remaining "frozen", hereby being an obstacle to social mobility[[/note]] with Portuguese premier Marcello Caetano, that they, along with left-wing protesters, initiated a revolution in 1974 known as the Carnation Revolution. It also restored Portuguese democracy and eventually the Portuguese military retired from politics.

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The Portuguese military since World War II had to contend with African independence movements, as well as the Indian seizing of Goa in 1961, in a conflict that came to be known as the Overseas War or Guerra do Ultramar.[[note]]Which has nothing to do with [[TabletopGame/Warhammer40000 another Ultramar war]].[[/note]] The government [[InsistentTerminology insisted that Portugal didn't need to decolonize because it didn't have colonies, it had "overseas provinces" that were integral parts of the nation]]. While the black Africans in those [[BlatantLies totally-not-colonies]] didn't get to vote, [[TheDictatorship neither did the Portuguese people]]. However, many leftist military officers were tired of the war and were disillusioned[[note]]namely, in regards to carrer promotions remaining "frozen", hereby being an obstacle to social mobility[[/note]] with Portuguese premier Marcello Caetano, that they, along with left-wing protesters, initiated a revolution in 1974 known as the Carnation Revolution. It also restored Portuguese democracy and eventually the Portuguese military retired from politics.
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Portugal's chief ally in this period was England and her chief rival was the personal union of Castile-León-Aragon ('Spain'). In 1580, King Sebastian and most of the Portuguese nobility attempted to wage ''an honest-to-goodness Crusade'' against the Morroccans, and were completely butchered. Sebastian died without an heir, so his closest living relative - who was in Spain - took the throne. Philip II of Castile-León, Philip I of Aragon, and Philip I of Portugal (all the same person) then ruled a united Iberian peninsula for the first time since the Romans.

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Portugal's chief ally in this period was England and her chief rival was the personal union of Castile-León-Aragon ('Spain'). In 1580, King Sebastian and most of the Portuguese nobility attempted to wage ''an honest-to-goodness Crusade'' against the Morroccans, and were completely butchered. Sebastian died without an heir, so his closest living relative - who was in Spain - took the throne. Philip II UsefulNotes/PhilipII of Castile-León, Philip I of Aragon, and Philip I of Portugal (all the same person) then ruled a united Iberian peninsula for the first time since the Romans.
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The Portuguese military since World War II had to contend with African independence movements, as well as the Indian seizing of Goa in 1961, in a conflict that came to be known as the Overseas War or Guerra do Ultramar. However, many leftist military officers were tired of the war and were disillusioned[[note]]namely, in regards to carrer promotions remaining "frozen", hereby being an obstacle to social mobility[[/note]] with Portuguese premier Marcello Caetano, that they, along with left-wing protesters, initiated a revolution in 1974 known as the Carnation Revolution. It also restored Portuguese democracy and eventually the Portuguese military retired from politics.

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The Portuguese military since World War II had to contend with African independence movements, as well as the Indian seizing of Goa in 1961, in a conflict that came to be known as the Overseas War or Guerra do Ultramar. [[note]]Which has nothing to do with [[TabletopGame/Warhammer40000 another Ultramar war]].[[/note]] However, many leftist military officers were tired of the war and were disillusioned[[note]]namely, in regards to carrer promotions remaining "frozen", hereby being an obstacle to social mobility[[/note]] with Portuguese premier Marcello Caetano, that they, along with left-wing protesters, initiated a revolution in 1974 known as the Carnation Revolution. It also restored Portuguese democracy and eventually the Portuguese military retired from politics.
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* ''Film/AprilCaptains'': A film about the 1974 Carnation Revolution, a coup launched by Portuguese Army officers which overthrew the Estado Novo regime.
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* ''Film/HeroOnTheFront'' A film focusing on Portuguese soldiers fighting in UsefulNotes/WorldWarI.

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* ''Film/HeroOnTheFront'' ''Film/HeroOnTheFront'': A film focusing on Portuguese soldiers fighting in UsefulNotes/WorldWarI.

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