Celeste Caeiro

Celeste Caeiro
Born(1933-05-02)2 May 1933
Lisbon, Portugal
Died15 November 2024(2024-11-15) (aged 91)
Leiria, Portugal
Other namesCeleste dos Cravos
Known forhanding out flowers to soldiers during the Carnation Revolution
Political partyPCP (from c. 1994)

Celeste Martins Caeiro (Portuguese pronunciation: [sɨˈlɛʃtɨ kɐˈɐjɾu]; 2 May 1933 – 15 November 2024), also known as Celeste dos Cravos ("Celeste of the carnations"), was a Portuguese communist and former restaurant worker. Her actions led to the naming of the 1974 coup as the Carnation Revolution.

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