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In 1974 the Portuguese army went from fighting for a far-right regime against African leftist guerrillas, to deposing it and leading leftist revolutionary policies in Portugal itself. How did this dramatic ideological shift happen in the army of a regime which censored leftist news, books and music?

by /u/fan_of_the_pikachu in /r/AskHistorians

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