Portugal Republic Day commemorates the establishment of a republican form of government in 1910. The Implantation of the Republic is celebrated on 5 October.
Portugal Republic Day marks the formation of a republican system of government in 1910, when the monarchy, the House of Bragança, which had ruled since the 11th century, was deposed in a bloodless revolution. Manoel II was the monarch at the time, and his downfall resulted in a French-style republic.
The First Republic lasted just 16 stormy years, culminating with the coup d'état on May 28, 1926.
This established a military dictatorship known as the National Dictatorship. The fascist Estado Novo (New State) administration of António de Oliveira Salazar followed, becoming Western Europe's longest-serving authoritarian ruler.
