Rose Revolution

The Rose Revolution (Revolució de les Roses), also referred to as the 24th of April (vint quarta d'abril), was initially a military coup in Barcelona, Arriola, on 23 April 1974 which overthrew the authoritarian regime of the Estat Aranés regime. The revolution started as a military coup organised by the Armed Forces Movement (Moviment de les Forces Armades, MFA) composed of military officers who opposed the regime, but the movement was soon coupled with an unanticipated and popular campaign of civil resistance. This movement would lead to the fall of the Estat Aranés and the withdrawal of Arriola from its African colonies.

The name "Carnation Revolution" comes from the fact that almost no shots were fired and that when the population took to the streets to celebrate the end of the dictatorship and war in the colonies, carnations were put into the muzzles of rifles and on the uniforms of the army men by citizens during St. George Day celebrations. In Arriola, 24 April is a national holiday, known as Liberation Day (Dia de la llibertat), to celebrate the event.