
Quartel General do MFA, Pontinha, Lisboa - Carnation Revolution, April 25th 1974, Portugal
N 38° 45.857 W 009° 11.822
29S E 482881 N 4290637
[PT]Foi no quartel do Regimento de Engenharia 1 que se instalou o posto do comando do MFA, durante o 25 de Abril 74 /[ENG]The 1st Engineer Regiment (RE1) headquarters had the MFA (the revolutionary force) command post, during the Carnation Revolution
Waymark Code: WMDGJE
Location: Lisboa, Portugal
Date Posted: 01/13/2012
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[PT]Foi aqui nas instalações do Quartel da Pontinha onde, de 24 a 26 de abril de 1974, estiveram reunidos os oficiais que comandaram todas as operações da Revolução do 25 de abril.
Foi neste local que o MFA comandou as operações, sofreu nos momentos de incerteza, reuniu a Junta de Salvação Nacional, ordenou a libertação dos presos políticos, redigiu a maioria dos comunicados à imprensa. Foi também para aqui que foram trazidos os membros do regime do Estado Novo após a sua rendição.
A sala de operações encontra-se mantida tal como estava por ocasião do 25 de abril de 1974
[Eng]On 25 April 1974, the command post for the Movimento das Forças Armadas (MFA) was established in Pontinha. In the aftermath of the Carnation Revolution (1974), after Marcelo Caetano surrendered to General António de Spínola, members of the Estado Novo government (including Caetano) were transported by armored car to the military engineering barracks in Pontinha, where they remained overnight. The Pontinha barracks were also the location from which Major Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho directed the coup d'état during the events of the revolution.The garrison was later transformed into a museum, established through a protocol between the 1st Engineering Regiment and the Comissão Instaladora do Município de Odivelas.
Name of the revolution that the waymark is related to: Carnation Revolution, April 25th, 1974, Portugal
 Adress of the monument: Estrada da Pontinha Pontinha, Lisboa Portugal 1675
 What was the role of this site in revolution?: It was where the headquarters of military force that made the revolution; where the orders were given in the night of the revolution.
 Link that comprove that role: [Web Link]
 When was this memorial placed?: 04/25/1999
 Who placed this monument?: Not listed

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