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This is a historical timeline of Portugal.

Main article: History of Portugal

Contents 1 First Republic 1.1 1910 1.2 1917 1.3 1921 1.4 1925 1.5 1926 1.6 See also

[edit] First Republic

[edit] 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.

[edit] 1917

• Portugal joins the allied forces in World War I.

[edit] 1921

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

[edit] 1925

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

[edit] 1926

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

[edit] See also

• Timeline of Portuguese history
  • Fourth Dynasty: Bragança (17th to 20th Century)
  • Second Republic: Authoritarian Estado Novo (20th Century)