Implantação da República Portuguesa - Centro Escolar Democrático - Lisboa, Portugal
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At dawn on 4 October of 1910, left this house - the headquarters of the Democratic Center School - the group of civil revolutionaries who initiated the revolution for the establishment of the Republic.
Waymark Code: WMDM56
Location: Lisboa, Portugal
Date Posted: 01/29/2012
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There is a commemorative plaque in the building's facade, where one can read:
«Na Madrugada de 4 de Outubro do ano de 1910 saiu desta casa - sede do Centro Escolar Democrático - o grupo de revolucionários civis que iniciaram a revolução para a implantação da República.»
«At dawn on 4 October of 1910, left this house - the headquarters of the Democratic Center School - the group of civil revolutionaries who initiated the revolution for the establishment of the Republic.»
Implantação da República Portuguesa - 5 October 1910 Revolution
«The revolution of 1910 was a republican coup d'état that occurred in Portugal on 5 October 1910, which deposed King Manuel II and established the Portuguese First Republic.
Prior to the coup, Prime Minister João Franco stepped down and went into exile. New elections were held, but factionalism prevented the formation of a stable government. On 1 October 1910, a visit by president Hermes da Fonseca of Brazil provided a pretext for extensive republican demonstrations. On 3 October the Army refused to put down a mutiny on Portuguese warships anchored in the estuary of the Tagus River, and instead took up positions around Lisbon. On 4 October, two of the warships began to shell the royal palace, causing Manuel II and the royal family to flee to Britain. On 5 October, a provisional republican government was organized with the writer Teófilo Braga as President.»
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