On
the 25th of April 1974 the Armed Forces Movement crowned the long resistance
and reflected the deepest feelings of the Portuguese people by overthrowing the
fascist regime.
Freeing
Portugal from dictatorship, oppression and colonialism represented a
revolutionary change and the beginning of an historic turning point for
Portuguese society.
The Revolution
restored their fundamental rights and freedoms to the people of Portugal.
In the exercise of those rights and freedoms,
the people’s legitimate representatives are gathered to draw up a Constitution
that matches the country’s aspirations. The
Constituent Assembly affirms the Portuguese people’s decision to defend
national independence, guarantee citizens’ fundamental rights, establish the
basic principles of democracy, ensure the primacy of a democratic state based
on the rule of law and open up a path towards a socialist society, with respect
for the will of the Portuguese people and with a view to the construction of a
country that is freer, more just and more fraternal.
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