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In Portugal, democracy did not come about from a pact between elites. It was the direct result of a military coup which overthrew, in 1974, a 48 year-long authoritarian regime and ended a 13 year-long colonial war in Angola, Mozambique and Guinea-Bissau.
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Carreiras, H. (2013). The Price of Disengagement: Past Trends and Prospects for Portuguese Participation in International Military Missions. In: Kümmel, G., Giegerich, B. (eds) The Armed Forces: Towards a Post-Interventionist Era?. Schriftenreihe des Zentrums für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr, vol 14. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-01286-1_13
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