The CIS reveals the outcomes of a survey commissioned by Franco on the Carnation Revolution in 1974


The report with the conclusions of mentioned survey was by no means printed because it was labeled as “Reserved Use” A thousand Spaniards over the age of fifteen participated and the info signifies that just about half of the grownup inhabitants had some details about what was taking place in Portugal This Tuesday marks the forty ninth anniversary of the Carnation Revolution of April 25, 1974, a civic-military motion that introduced concerning the restoration of democracy after nearly half a century of dictatorship

The Center for Sociological Research (CIS) has launched the outcomes of the surveys that the dictator Francisco Franco commissioned in 1974 to the general public demoscopic institute of the time to seek out out the opinion of the Spanish on the Carnation Revolution that months earlier than had put finish to the navy regime in Portugal.

This Tuesday marks the forty ninth anniversary of the Carnation Revolution of April 25, 1974, a civic-military motion that introduced concerning the restoration of democracy after nearly half a century of dictatorship.

According to the CIS, a number of months after that episode within the neighboring nation, the Franco dictatorship wished to know what the opinion of the Spaniards was in relation to what occurred in Portugal. To do that, at first of October 1974, the Institute of Public Opinion (predecessor of the CIS) carried out a survey among the many inhabitants of the 2 most important Spanish cities, Madrid and Barcelona.

It was declared of “reserved use”

The report with the conclusions of mentioned survey by no means noticed the general public mild because it was described as “Reserved Use”, however its outcomes have been launched by the CIS on the event of the sixtieth anniversary of the establishment now chaired by José Félix Tezanos.

A thousand Spaniards over fifteen years of age have been requested and the info signifies that just about half of the grownup inhabitants had some details about what was taking place in Portugal and of those the bulk felt sympathy for the Carnation Revolution, particularly probably the most younger individuals and other people with a better stage of research.

When requested whether or not the Carnation Revolution will profit or hurt Portugal, 55% had no opinion, and the remainder are divided nearly equally between those that predicted a profit and people who believed it might be detrimental.

In addition, the CIS and the Embassy of Portugal in Spain will embody the survey within the Joint Cultural Programming between Portugal and Spain on 50 years of democracy, with the goal of highlighting the contribution of the cultural sectors within the democratic transition processes of the 2 Iberian nations in 1974 and 1975.

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