Timeline of Portuguese history (First Republic) explained

This is a historical timeline of Portugal.

First Republic

1910

• October 4 - Beginning of the Republican Revolution. The Republic is proclaimed in Loures, just north of Lisbon.
• October 5
  • The Republican Revolution, supported by popular uprising and virtually no resistance, is victorious and puts an end to the Monarchy.
  • The last King of Portugal, Manuel II of Portugal, and the Portuguese Royal Family embark in Ericeira for exile in England.
  • The Republic is officially proclaimed in Lisbon.

1917

• Portugal joins the allied forces in World War I.

1921

• The Portuguese Communist Party was founded from the ranks of the Portuguese Maximalist Federation as the Portuguese Section of the Communist International.

1925

• Bernardino Machado is elected President of the Republic for the 2nd time.

1926

• The 28 May 1926 military coup d'état ends the 1st Portuguese Republic.

See also

• History of Portugal
• Timeline of Portuguese history
  • Timeline of Portuguese history (Fourth Dynasty)
  • Timeline of Portuguese history (Second Republic)