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Celeste Caeiro, Whose Flowers Symbolized Portugal's Carnation Revolution, Dies at 91

Celeste Caeiro, the woman whose spontaneous act of giving red carnations to soldiers during the 1974 Carnation Revolution in Portugal, has died at the age of 91. Her simple gesture of handing out flowers to soldiers participating in the bloodless coup that ended the dictatorship became a defining symbol of the revolution.

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