Timeline of Portuguese history (First Republic)

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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[]

See also[]

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