Late in this ruler's career, he was targeted by a failed plot led by Kaulza de Arraiga as well as an uprising that formed in Obidos and was led by Vitor Alves and Vasco Lourenco, the Movimento dos Capitaes.
Late in this ruler's career, he was targeted by a failed plot led by Kaulza de Arraiga as well as an uprising that formed in Obidos and was led by Vitor Alves and Vasco Lourenco, the Movimento dos Capitaes. One event during his tenure was the assassination of Amilar Cabral, the leader of the PAIGC, and the subsequent granting of independence to Guinea-Bissau. He dealt with the increasing power of president Americo Tomas, and, though he legalized opposition parties, he was unable to enact any real liberalizing reforms. His eventual successor, Antonio de Spinola, whom had earlier been dispatched to Angola, came to power after a relatively bloodless coup on April 25th, 1974; that event was known as the Carnation Revolution. For 10 points, name this last rule of Portugal's Estado Novo, the successor of Antonio Salazar.
Late in this ruler's career, he was targeted by a failed plot led by Kaulza de Arraiga as well as an uprising that formed in Obidos and was led by Vitor Alves and Vasco Lourenco, the Movimento dos Capitaes.
{Marcelo Caetano}