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Celeste Caeiro

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Martins and the second or paternal family name is Caeiro.

Celeste Caeiro
Born(1933-05-02)2 May 1933
Lisbon, Portugal
Died15 November 2024(2024-11-15) (aged 91)
Leiria, Portugal
Other namesCeleste dos Cravos
Known forhanding out flowers to soldiers during the Carnation Revolution

Celeste Martins Caeiro (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɨˈlɛʃtɨ kaˈɐjɾu]; 2 May 1933 – 15 November 2024), also known as Celeste dos Cravos ("Celeste of the carnations"), was a Portuguese pacifist and former restaurant worker. Her actions led to the naming of the 1974 coup as the Carnation Revolution.[1]

  1. ^ Araújo Branco, Isabel (2000). "25 DE ABRIL SEMPRE! – A flor que deu o nome à Revolução: "Um cravo oferece-se a qualquer pessoa"". Avante! (in Portuguese) (1378). Archived from the original on 6 July 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2013.

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