Celeste Caeiro | |
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Born | Lisbon, Portugal | 2 May 1933
Died | 15 November 2024 Leiria, Portugal | (aged 91)
Other names | Celeste dos Cravos |
Known for | handing out flowers to soldiers during the Carnation Revolution |
Political party | PCP (from c. 1994)[1] |
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 pacifist and former restaurant worker. Her actions led to the naming of the 1974 coup as the Carnation Revolution.[2][3]