In this episode, I begin by discussing the Carnation Revolution itself. Next, I discuss the political dysfunction that comes after the coup. Additionally, I talk about the issue of the colonies for the new Portuguese government, whose main goal was to end colonial wars. Through all of this I mention the huge influence Europe had on Portugal throughout this whole experience.

Bibliography:

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Maxwell, Kenneth. "The Consolidation of Political Democracy in Portugal: Some Unanswered Questions." Portuguese Studies 5 (1989): 161–77. https://www.jstor.org/stable/41104887.

Rodrigues, Luís Nuno. "António de Spínola and the International Context of Portuguese Decolonization." Luso-Brazilian Review 50, no. 2 (2013): 93–117. https://doi.org/10.2307/43905285.

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