00:00 Portugal was ruled by the conservative and near-fascist regime of Antonio Salazar until his political hegemony ended in 1968, marking the beginning of the country's transition to a modern democracy.

05:19 Portugal is economically backward, politically repressive, and fighting colonial wars in Africa, which are consuming a significant portion of their budget and becoming increasingly bloody.

09:42 A group of junior officers in Portugal, known as the MFA, plan a coup to get rid of the old guard, establish a new regime, and withdraw from Africa.

14:03 A coup in Portugal begins with the playing of two songs on the radio, one being Portugal's Eurovision entry and the other a protest folk song, signaling the start of the revolution.

18:31 After the successful coup, the new president of the Republic, General Sponola, initially thinks everything will be great and more liberal, but the revolution quickly spirals out of control with workers taking over their shops, peasants occupying great estates, and even hospitals being taken over by junior staff, causing uncertainty about where it will all end.

22:44 After General Spinola's failed coup attempts and subsequent resignation, Otello becomes one of the key figures in charge of Portugal during the Carnation Revolution.

27:34 Otello and Vasco Goncalves become key figures in the Carnation Revolution, with Otello advocating for revolutionary councils and Goncalves pushing for nationalization of various industries, despite his own personal financial interests.

31:51 In the summer of 1975, there is factionalism and fears of a communist takeover in Portugal, with Time magazine and the New York Times expressing concerns about the country becoming Western Europe's first communist nation and the potential impact on Italy, France, Spain, Yugoslavia, and Western Europe as a whole, leading the CIA to send money to anti-communist forces and discussions between Harry Kissinger, Helmut Schmidt, and James Callahan about sending arms and aid to Portugal.

36:11 In August 1975, Vasco Goncalves, the prime minister of Portugal, gives a speech that is seen as a rant and leads to his dismissal, causing fears of civil war and widespread chaos in the country.

40:30 The coup on November 25, 1975 in Portugal marks a turning point in the Carnation Revolution, with Otello being arrested and a new centrist leader, Antonio Romalho Iannas, gaining support and eventually winning the presidential election.

45:00 The face of the Carnation Revolution, Otello, is eventually caught, imprisoned, and later given amnesty, but his political career is marred by scandal and unreliability, including being a bigamist and appearing in erotic films.