Bloody Night (Lisbon, 1921)

Bloody Night
Bloody Night
	Prime Minister António Granjo is shot by the rebels
Date	19 October 1921
Location	Lisbon, Portugal
Resulted in	1922 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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