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Order of Liberty
The Order of Liberty, or Freedom, (Portuguese: Ordem da Liberdade) is a Portuguese honorific civil order that distinguishes relevant services to the cause of democracy and freedom, in the defense of the values of civilization and human dignification. The order was created in 1976 after the Carnation Revolution of 1974 that deposed the quasi-fascist authoritarian Estado Novo regime of AntĂłnio de Oliveira Salazar and Marcello Caetano.
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