Forças Populares 25 de Abril
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Forças Populares 25 de Abril (Popular Forces 25 April) (FP 25 de Abril or FP-25) was a far-left armed organization operating in Portugal
between 1980 and 1987. Some of its members had previously been active in the "Brigadas Revolucionárias
" (Revolutionary Brigades), an armed group with links to the Partido Revolucionário do Proletariado (Revolutionary Party of the Proletariat). A total of 18 people were killed by the FP-25 as a result of armed attacks, bombings and confrontations with the police during bank robberies and escape attempts. Judgment for these crimes was never fully carried out due to legal prescription and granted amnesties. The main figure of the FP-25 was Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho
, a leading figure of the Armed Forces Movement (MFA) which was responsible for the Carnation Revolution
military coup on April 25, 1974. Saraiva de Carvalho served several years in prison before being released during an amnesty.
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
between 1980 and 1987. Some of its members had previously been active in the "Brigadas Revolucionárias
Revolutionary Party of the Proletariat - Revolutionary Brigades
Revolutionary Party of the Proletariat - Revolutionary Brigades , is a political party in Portugal. The Revolutionary Brigades were founded in 1970 by Isabel do Carmo, Carlos Antunes and Pedro Goulart, and advocated armed struggle against the regime. The first armed action was carried out in 1971...
" (Revolutionary Brigades), an armed group with links to the Partido Revolucionário do Proletariado (Revolutionary Party of the Proletariat). A total of 18 people were killed by the FP-25 as a result of armed attacks, bombings and confrontations with the police during bank robberies and escape attempts. Judgment for these crimes was never fully carried out due to legal prescription and granted amnesties. The main figure of the FP-25 was Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho
Otelo Nuno Romão Saraiva de Carvalho, GCL , formerly a Portuguese military officer, was the chief strategist of the 1974 Carnation Revolution in Lisbon.-Biography:...
, a leading figure of the Armed Forces Movement (MFA) which was responsible for the Carnation Revolution
Carnation Revolution
The Carnation Revolution , also referred to as the 25 de Abril , was a military coup started on 25 April 1974, in Lisbon, Portugal, coupled with an unanticipated and extensive campaign of civil resistance...
military coup on April 25, 1974. Saraiva de Carvalho served several years in prison before being released during an amnesty.