Armed Forces Movement

Armed Forces Movement
Movimento das Forças Armadas
Emblem of the MFA as used in government propaganda during the Provisory Governments and the PREC.
Leader	Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho
Dates of operation	1974
Active regions	Portugal
Ideology	Anti-fascism Communism Socialism
Political position	Left-wing to far-left
Allies	Socialist Party Communist Party
Opponents	Estado Novo
Battles and wars	Carnation Revolution

The Armed Forces Movement (Portuguese: Movimento das Forças Armadas; MFA) was an organization of lower-ranking officers in the Portuguese Armed Forces. It was responsible for instigating the Carnation Revolution of 1974, a military coup in Lisbon that ended Portugal's corporatist New State regime (Estado Novo) and the Portuguese Colonial War, which led to the independence of Portugal's overseas territories in Africa. The MFA instituted the National Salvation Junta (Junta de Salvação Nacional) as the provisional national government 1974 to 1976, following a communiqué of its president, António de Spínola, at 1:30 a.m. on 26 April 1974.