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Wielding carnations, people of all ages filled Avenida da Liberdade in Lisbon and the streets of Porto.
One of the unavoidable figures of Portuguese democracy, Mário Soares was present at every key moment in the construction of a modern and democratic Portugal. He signed the accession to the EEC, served as Prime Minister and President of the Republic, and left an unavoidable legacy. Listen to his biography in this episode of the special podcast 'Retratos de Abril', originally released for the 50th anniversary of the Revolution in Portugal in 2024.
Inside a Chaimite armoured vehicle locked with iron bars, surrounded by a furious crowd, Portuguese history was made in “absolute silence”. On one side, the man who had governed a country under a dictatorship; on the other, a 23-year-old sergeant, anonymous until then, with a clear order to ensure that no one would take justice into their own hands. Amidst shouts of “death” and fists pounding on the metal, the fate of a regime was decided and the path to freedom was opened. This is the living memory of someone who was at the centre of the 25th of April - where fear and courage walked side by side to change Portugal forever.
