In this episode, I set the stage for the beginning of the Carnation Revolution. I bring 3 main causes:

1. Diplomatic Repression in Portugal under Salazar with the PIDE
2. War in the Colonies
3. Financial Pressure from the European Economic Community

I then talk about the leadup to the coup itself

Bibliography:

Fishman, Robert M. "What 25 April Was and Why It Mattered." Portuguese Studies 34, no. 1 (2018): 20. https://doi.org/10.5699/portstudies.34.1.0020.

Gallagher, Tom. "Controlled Repression in Salazar's Portugal." Journal of Contemporary History 14, no. 3 (1979): 385–402.