Bloody Night (Lisbon, 1921)

Bloody Night
Prime Minister António Granjo is shot by the rebels
Date19 October 1921 (1921-10-19)
Location
Lisbon, Portugal
Resulted in1922 Portuguese legislative election
Parties
Rioting members of the Army, Navy, and GNR soldiers
Portuguese Government
Lead figures

Corporal Abel Olímpio

Prime Minister António Granjo 
António Machado Santos 
Carlos da Maia 
Freitas da Silva 
Colonel Botelho de Vasconcelos 
Francisco Cunha Leal

Casualties and losses
6 dead, 1 injured

Bloody Night (Portuguese: Noite Sangrenta) is the name by which the radical revolt that took place in Lisbon, on the night of 19 October 1921, became known. During the day, a coup led António Granjo's government to resign, but President António José de Almeida resisted appointing the rebels' government. During the night, a riot led by a "ghost truck" led by Abel Olímpio resulted in five people associated with the Sidonist regime being killed and one being gravely injured.

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