December 1917 coup d'état
| December 1917 coup d'état | |||||||
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Postcard with caricature of Sidónio Pais's rise to power ousting through a military coup Afonso Costa's Democratic Party government | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Portuguese Government | Rebels led by Sidónio Pais | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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José Norton de Matos Leote de Rego | Sidónio Pais | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 250 soldiers | |||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 109 dead and 500 wounded | |||||||
The December 1917 coup d'état was a politico-military uprising led by Sidónio Pais, which started in Lisbon, Portugal, with the objective of taking power from the Democratic Party, which had won every election in Portugal since the foundation of the Portuguese First Republic in October 1910.