Republic Day
🇵🇹 Portugal
- Public Holiday
- Countrywide
- Fixed date
Overview
Republic Day, or Implantação da República, marks the 5 October 1910 revolution that overthrew Portugal's monarchy and proclaimed a republic. It is observed on 5 October each year as a national holiday, honoring the moment Portugal changed from a kingdom to a republic.
What It Is
Republic Day is a national public holiday in Portugal, held on 5 October. Schools and most workplaces close, and the main official commemoration takes place in Lisbon, where a ceremony with the raising of the national flag is held at the city's municipal square. Civic and military figures take part, and the day is treated as a moment for national reflection on the country's republican institutions.
Why It Matters
By 1910 Portugal had been a monarchy for centuries, and republican sentiment had been growing. On 5 October 1910 a revolution in Lisbon brought down the monarchy, and the republic was proclaimed from the balcony of Lisbon's city hall. King Manuel II left the country, and the change opened a new chapter in Portuguese politics. The date therefore stands as the founding moment of Portuguese republican government and a symbol of civic identity and popular sovereignty.
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