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  Marcelo Caetano - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Graduated in Law, Caetano was a professor at the Law School of the University of Lisbon.
Caetano moved on to foster economic growth and some social improvements, such as the awarding of a monthly pension to rural workers who had never had the chance to pay social security.
Caetano was flown to exile in Brazil, where he died in 1980.
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 Marcelo Caetano   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Graduated in Law, Caetano was a teacher in the Law School of Lisbon.
But on April 25, the militars overtrowned and imprisioned Caetano, it was the "Carnation Revolution" that ended 48 years of dictatorship in Portugal.
Caetano soon fled to exile in Brazil, where he died in 1980.
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 Marcelo Caetano -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Marcelo José das Neves Alves Caetano also spelled Marcello Caetano (August 17 1906- October 26 1980) was a (The Romance language spoken in Portugal and Brazil) Portuguese (A person active in party politics) politician.
Graduated in Law, Caetano was a professor at the Law School of the (Click link for more info and facts about University of Lisbon) University of Lisbon.
Caetano soon fled to exile in (The largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world's leading coffee exporter) Brazil, where he died a few years later.
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 Helena Sousa, COMMUNICATIONS POLICY IN PORTUGAL
Salazar's successor, Marcello Caetano, saw telecommunications as a means to help revive the economy and, in fact, from 1968 up until 1974, important investments were made in both domestic and international telecommunications.
Marcello Caetano, believed that 'the survival of the regime depended on its ability to modernise itself and television was perceived as a necessary condition for it' (Gonçalves,1992).
Marcello Caetano was not so concerned with the security issues as Salazar and perceived telecommunications as a means to help revive the economy.
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 MSN Encarta - Search Results - Caetano Marcello José das Neves Alves   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Caetano, Marcello José das Neves Alves (1906-1980), influential right-wing Portuguese politician.
Prime Minister from 1968, Caetano was ousted from...
On September 29, 1968, Marcello Caetano, a law professor and businessman and a long-time associate of Salazar, became prime minister, succeeding...
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 CARNATION REVOLUTION FACTS AND INFORMATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
During Caetano's reign, attempts at political reform were annihilated by the inertia of the regime.
In February 1974, Caetano was obliged by the old guard to remove General António_Spínola and his underlings as the General tried to change the direction of Portuguese colonial policy, which had become too expensive.
Caetano found refuge in the main Lisbon military police station.
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 Marcelo Caetano   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Portuguese people hoped that the new prime-minister would soften the authoritarian regime and modernize the stagnant economy, but Caetano only made small gestures, such as change the name of the secret police from PIDE to DGS and allow some controlled opposition in the election in 1969.
But on April 25, the military overthrew and imprisioned Caetano, in the "Carnation Revolution" that ended 48 years of dictatorship in Portugal.
Caetano soon fled to exile in Brazil, where he died a few years later.
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 The Militant - May 16, 2005 -- Portugal, 1974: How fascist dictatorship fell   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
April 25 was the 31st anniversary of the fall of the fascist dictatorship of Marcello Caetano in Portugal.
In 1968, Caetano succeeded the 36-year-long dictatorship of Antonio Salazar.
Caetano’s regime was toppled six years later by a coup led by young military officers who organized themselves in the Armed Forces Movement (MFA).
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 Portugal - THE REVOLUTION OF 1974
When Salazar was incapacitated in an accident in 1968, the Council of State, a high-level advisory body created by the constitution of 1933, chose Marcello Caetano (1968-74) to succeed him.
As Caetano promised reform but fell into indecision, the sense began to grow among all groups--the armed forces, the opposition, and liberals within the regime--that only a revolution could produce the changes that Portugal sorely needed.
Caetano had begun the program because it was becoming increasingly difficult to recruit new officers as casualties from the African wars mounted.
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 AllRefer.com - Portugal : History : Portugal in the Late Twentieth Century, Spain & Portugal (Spanish And Portuguese ...
In 1968, Salazar suffered a stroke and was replaced by Marcello Caetano as premier.
Under Caetano repression was eased somewhat and limited economic development programs were started in Portugal and in the overseas territories.
The secret police force was abolished; all political prisoners were released; full civil liberties, including freedom of the press and of all political parties, were restored; and overtures were made to the guerrilla groups in the African territories for a peaceful settlement of the conflicts.
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 Untitled Document
In September 1968 Marcello Caetano became prime minister, succeeding the dictator, António de Oliveira Salazar, who had ruled Portugal with an iron grip since 1932.
“When Marcello Caetano took over the leadership of the government, hope was reborn.
Caetano was overthrown in a bloodless coup April 25, 1974, which was initiated by the Movimento das Forças Armadas (MFA), a group of young army officers.
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 Portugal - GOVERNMENT
Caetano and other high-ranking officials of the old regime were arrested and exiled, many to Brazil.
At times the disputes between the moderate and Marxist factions were renewed, but the party as a whole had moved far enough to the right that in the 1991 national election the PS had difficulty distinguishing itself from the PSD on most major issues.
It was the armed forces that overthrew Caetano in 1974 and the MFA that launched the revolution.
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 Socialism Today - Revolution in Portugal 1974
Prime minister, Marcello Caetano, sought refuge at the Carmo barracks, which housed the Guarda Nacional Repúblicana (GNR, the regime’s praetorian guard).
Caetano, refusing to surrender to anyone under the rank of general, handed power over to General António de Spínola.
In a speech in 1970, however, Caetano stated what was at stake for the regime: "Africa is more than an area which must be exploited.
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 The Dictatorship After Salazar - The New State - History - Portugal - Europe
In September 1968 Salazar was incapacitated by a stroke and succeeded by longtime associate Marcello Caetano, who was named prime minister.
Caetano eased police repression and called for limited reforms when he took office.
However, he continued most of Salazar’s repressive policies, including the colonial wars in Africa, which by the late 1960s were consuming about 40 percent of the national budget and stalling domestic economic development.
www.countriesquest.com /europe/portugal/history/the_new_state/the_dictatorship_after_salazar.htm   (127 words)

  
 Information on Carnation Revolution   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
In 1933, the regime was recast and renamed Estado Novo ("New State"), and Oliveira Salazar came to control the country until 1968, when he was incapacitated.
Marcello Caetano replaced him, and led the country until he was deposed on April 25, 1974.
The divisions of the powerful elite became visible, at which point a mysterious Movimento das Forças Armadas (MFA, "Movement of Armed Forces"), headed by Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho, chose to lead a revolution.
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 Portugal 1974, Issue 37
As Maia moved towards Caetano's headquarters in the Carmo barracks he was met by a group of tanks under the Caetano loyalist, Brigadier Reis.
Caetano, however, refused to surrender to anyone under the rank of general.
It was the low-ranking officers of the MFA who had overthrown Caetano but their habits of military deference were deeply ingrained and they handed power back to the generals.
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 How we wrecked tyrants' visits in past|18Oct03|Socialist Worker
Caetano wanted to attract trade and get support for Portugal's wars in its African colonies, especially Angola and Mozambique.
Everywhere Caetano went throughout his visit he was met with angry protests.
The protests against Caetano's visit were part of a growing mood internationally against the brutal dictatorship in Portugal.
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 Read about Marcelo Caetano at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Marcelo Caetano and learn about Marcelo Caetano here!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Graduated in Law, Caetano was a professor at the Law School of the
Portuguese people hoped that the new prime-minister would soften the authoritarian regime and modernize the stagnant economy, but Caetano only made small gestures, such as change the name of the secret police from
April 25, the military overthrew and imprisioned Caetano, in the "
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 Caetano - Caetano Veloso   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Caetano Veloso was born in 1942 in a little town of Bahia called Santo Amaro de Purificação.
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 pictures of Revolution - 25 Abril 1974 - Nikon D100 camera   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
A double contradiction threatened the regime ruled by Caetano and Thomaz since 1968: a) a contradiction between the rigid, conservative institutional structure and the demands deriving from the industrial development, and b) the contradiction between the nationalist-colonialist authoritarian ideology and pluralist, anti-colonialist goal deriving from a new social and cultural dynamics that marked the 1960's.
In September 1968, Marcello Caetano becomes the Prime Minister due to Salazar's, illness and incapacity.
The Prime Minister, Marcello Caetano, had fled to the headquarters of the GNR (National Republican Guard), the Carmo Barracks.
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 Events
The first suppressing of the movement toward democracy began in 1968 with the elevation of Marcello Caetano as prime minister, a post he held for six years by using various repressive tactics against his opposition.
But Caetano's tactics weren't sufficient and, on April 25, 1974, the military carried out a unique coup d'état, unique in that its goal was to bring about democracy.
The leaders of the coup, the Junta of National Salvation and the Armed Forces Movement (MA), promised to avoid radicalism and to prepare Portugal for elections.
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 AllRefer.com - Marcello Caetano (Spanish And Portuguese History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
AllRefer.com - Marcello Caetano (Spanish And Portuguese History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
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Marcello Caetano[murse´loo kAutA´noo] Pronunciation Key, 1906–80, Portuguese lawyer and statesman.
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 Foreign Affairs - The Thorns of the Portuguese Revolution - Kenneth Maxwell
It read: "Revolution of roses: petals for the bourgeoisie, thorns for the people." Twenty months later, with Portugal on the brink of civil war and Angola plunged into fratricidal warfare, it is surprising anyone should have been so sanguine.
Real political, economic and strategic assets were threatened when Premier Marcello Caetano was packed off to a comfortable exile in Brazil.
If this was not perceived at the time, it was because these assets had been taken entirely for granted for so long, and the end was so sudden and effortless.
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 JURIST - Portugal: Portuguese Law, Legal Research, Human Rights
Portugal's April 25, 1976 constitution reflected the country's 1974-76 move from authoritarian rule to provisional military government to a parliamentary democracy with some initial communist and left-wing influence.
The military coup in 1974 was a result of the colonial wars and removed the authoritarian dictator, Marcello Caetano, from power.
The threat of a communist takeover in Portugal generated considerable concern among the country's NATO allies.
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 Inter Press Service News Agency
It was perhaps the longest day in Portugal's history but the shortest for dictator Marcello Caetano, who was awakened at 05.00 local time by his secretary to hear the news: ''the revolution is in the streets.''
Caetano, who succeeded Salazar in 1969, and figurehead president Admiral Américo Thomaz surrendered to the young Captain José Salgueiro Maia, who saved them from the rage of the people by taking them to the airport in an armoured vehicle.
The MFA put an end to Europe's oldest dictatorship and to the independence wars in Portugal's overseas provinces in Africa, triggering the collapse of the world's last colonial empire.
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 Freedom in the World 1998-99: Portugal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
In 1968, the dying Salazar was replaced by his lieutenant, Marcello Caetano.
In 1974, Caetano was overthrown in a bloodless coup by the Armed Forces Movement, which opposed the ongoing colonial war in Mozambique and Angola.
A transition to democracy then began with the election of a constitutional assembly that adopted a democratic constitution in 1976.
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