Bloody Night (Lisbon, 1921)

Bloody Night
Prime Minister António Granjo is shot by the rebels
Date19 October 1921 (1921-10-19)
Location
Lisbon, Portugal
Resulted in1922 Portuguese legislative election
Parties
Rioting members of the Army, Navy, and GNR soldiers
Portuguese Government
Lead figures

Corporal Abel Olímpio

Prime Minister António Granjo Executed
António Machado Santos Executed
Carlos da Maia Executed
Freitas da Silva Executed
Colonel Botelho de Vasconcelos Executed
Francisco Cunha Leal

Casualties and losses
6 dead, 1 injured

Bloody Night (Portuguese: Noite Sangrenta) is the name by which the radical revolt that took place in Lisbon, on the night of 19 October 1921, became known.[1] During the day, a coup led António Granjo's government to resign, but President António José de Almeida resisted appointing the rebels' government.[2] During the night, a riot led by a "ghost truck" led by Abel Olímpio[3][4] resulted in five people associated with the Sidonist regime being killed and one being gravely injured.[3]

  1. ^ Grolier Educational Staff (1998). The Encyclopedia Americana. Grolier Americana. p. 445. ISBN 978-0-7172-0130-3.
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  3. ^ a b Farinha, Luís (2017). "A Noite Sangrenta: crime e castigo". Violência política no século XX: 252–261.
  4. ^ Vieira, Duarte Pedro Cação (2019-11-21). "A burguesia às urnas? O voto na 1ª República (As eleições de 1922)". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)