The 50th anniversary of April 25 is being commemorated this Thursday in Portugal, with thousands of people 'flooding' Avenida da Liberdade, in Lisbon, but also marking their presence in other locations in the territory, but it is also highlighted abroad. The foreign press chose to tell the story of the Carnation Revolution, highlighting, for example, Celeste Caeiro, the woman responsible for distributing these flowers on the day of the operation. An image of this woman, who will turn 91 on the 2nd, is highlighted in the Associated Press (AP), which writes: "Portugal marks the 50th anniversary of the Carnation Revolution that brought democracy". Emphasizing the crowd that was present at the celebrations in the Portuguese capital, AP also spoke with one of those present at the 1974 revolution, Paulo Simões. The man, 71, told the agency that he now lived "with a sense of duty fulfilled". "I have two children. I tried to instill in them the ideas of freedom, democracy, truth, honesty and I succeeded", he said. The agency also spoke with Maria Monteiro, wife of one of the soldiers who took part in the Revolution, and who confessed that she felt "very emotional about the freedom conquered", emphasizing that now we have to know how to "defend" this freedom. The publication The Guardian brings the story of the Revolution, as well as images of the coverage made at the time by the British press. The publication also spoke with Tiago Silva, a 39-year-old engineer from Porto, who described himself as "a product of the revolution", since he was the first in the family to finish a master's degree, and who managed to take advantage of the "opportunities that were scarce before April 25". The man also spoke about his family, and about his uncles who were forced to fight in the colonial wars, and also spoke about today's Portugal, which faces difficulties. "But before the Revolution, I had the idea of a country that was far behind the rest of Europe. What I see now is a country open to the world", he defended.

[Cover April 26, 1974]© The Guardian/ Site  

The Spanish press also spoke about the Carnation Revolution, highlighting that 65% of Portuguese considered this Revolution to be the most important date in the country. Fifty years later, the current panorama served as the starting point for the El País piece, since they highlight Chega and the increase in deputies. "For each year of Portuguese Democracy there is a Far-Right deputy in the Assembly of the Republic", the Spanish newspaper begins by writing.

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