Hot Summer of 1975

Hot Summer of 1975
Part of the Ongoing Revolutionary Process
DateJune – August 1975
Location
Portugal, especially in the North
Result

Prime Minister Vasco Gonçalves is dismissed
Coup of 25 November 1975:

  • Ending of the Ongoing Revolutionary Process
  • Rightist forces are strengthened
Belligerents
Revolutionary Council
Supported by:
PCP
ELP
MDLP
Movimento Maria da Fonte
CODECO
FLAMA
FLA
MAPA
Group of Nine
Rightist political parties:
CDS
PPD
PS
Commanders and leaders
Francisco da Costa Gomes
Vasco Gonçalves
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho
Álvaro Cunhal
António de Spínola
Guilherme Almor de Alpoim Calvão
Ramiro Moreira
António Pires Veloso
Jaime Neves
Paradela de Abreu
Eduardo Melo Peixoto
Ernesto Melo Antunes
Vasco Lourenço
Jaime Neves
António Ramalho Eanes
Mário Soares
Casualties and losses
Around 10 civilians die as a result of clashes, terrorist attacks and massacres

The Hot Summer of 1975 (Portuguese: Verão Quente de 1975) was a tumultuous period in Portuguese history characterised by political, social and military instability. At the centre of the conflict was the rift between rightist and leftist groups, as well as the rift among leftist groups themselves.