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Why is October 5th a holiday?

portugalOctober 5th in Portugal is known as Implantação da República. It celebrates the proclamation of the Portuguese First Republic in 1910.

The 5th is a national holiday in Portugal, for most people it’s the day that in 1910 King Manuel II was deposed and the Portuguese republic was proclaimed but for others there is a different significance.

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