Back Movimento das Forças Armaes AST Movimento das Forças Armadas German Movimento das Forças Armadas Spanish Asevoimien liike Finnish Mouvement des Forces armées French Movimento das Forças Armadas Galician Movimento das Forças Armadas Italian Ruch Sił Zbrojnych Polish Movimento das Forças Armadas Portuguese Движение вооружённых сил (Португалия) Russian
| 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.