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...signals on the Lisbon radio station sounded innocent enough one night last week. At 10:55 p.m. the air waves hummed with the popular ballad After We Say Goodbye. Two hours later the transmitters beamed another popular song, the lyrics of which included the phrase "dark land." To junior army officers throughout Portugal, soured by the nation's debilitating 13-year war against guerrillas in three African colonies, the messages could not have been clearer. After We Say Goodbye was an alert that this was the night the army would move against the totalitarian regime of Premier Marcello Caetano...
Going Over. In Lisbon's main square, the Praça do Comercio, the 7th Cavalry Regiment was called upon to crush the rebels. The first contingent, led by a lieutenant, responded by going over to the other side. The second also joined it after its commander, a lieutenant colonel, was arrested. The third, led by a brigadier general, fought for a few minutes, then broke ranks. By that time the rebels were firmly in control...
Premier Caetano sought refuge in the Lisbon Republican National Guard headquarters, and Portugal's 79-year-old President, Américo Thomaz, retreated to the barracks of a loyal regiment of lancers. Before surrendering, Caetano, in an effort to preserve the dignity of the state, asked if he could formally turn over the powers of his office to General António de Spínola, the spiritual leader of the rebellion, rather than let the government "fall in the streets." Spínola, who claimed to be aloof from the plotting, replied that he would have to consult...
...while the debate in Lisbon continues, the dynamics of a new power struggle in Angola and Mozambique move on apace. Three African liberation groups fight a guerrilla war for control of Angola, and two operate in Mozambique. Although they now control little territory, if the Portuguese reduce their military presence, as seems probable, insurgent efforts to consolidate gains and take new ground must be expected...
...attached to Portugal. A desire for independence from Portugal among the white colonists--who number close to 10 per cent of the population--dates back to the 1950s, when many realized they could reap the benefits brought by a cheap labor force and rich resources without sharing them with Lisbon...