| Hot Summer of 1975 | |||||||||
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| Part of PREC | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Provisional Governments of the Third Portuguese Republic Supported by:  PCP |
Rightist political parties:  CDS  PPD |
 Group of Nine |
 PS | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Francisco da Costa Gomes Vasco Gonçalves Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho Álvaro Cunhal |
 António de Spínola Guilherme Almor de Alpoim Calvão Ramiro Moreira  António Pires Veloso Jaime Neves Paradela de Abreu Eduardo Melo Peixoto |
Ernesto Melo Antunes Vasco Lourenço Jaime Neves António Ramalho Eanes |
Mário Soares | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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Around 10 civilians die as a result of clashes, terrorist attacks and massacres | |||||||||
The Hot Summer of 1975 (Portuguese: Verão Quente de 1975) was a tumultuous period in Portuguese history characterised by political, social and military instability. At the centre of the conflict was the rift between rightist and leftist groups, as well as the rift among leftist groups themselves.