In the sun-kissed Madeira Islands, a rebellion brewed like a stormy sea, threatening to engulf the Portuguese government. For weeks, the rebel forces, led by General Sousa Diaz’s revolutionary junta, held Funchal, the capital, hostage, defying the authority of President Oscar Carmona’s administration. But on May 2, 1931, the tides of war turned in favor of the government, as loyal troops, aided by the mighty roar of airplanes, drove the insurrectionists back in wild disorder.
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- State: National
- Category: Violent Crime
- Era: Historical
- Source: Library of Congress — Chronicling America ↗
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