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| 1828 |
| | Dom Miguel swears allegiance to his brother, the Portuguese king Pedro IV, and becomes regent | |
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| 1828 |
| | Dom Miguel betrays his allegiance to his brother Pedro IV and usurps the Portuguese throne in a bloodless coup | |
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| 1834 |
| | Pedro IV removes his usurping brother Dom Miguel from the Portuguese throne and restores it to his daughter, Maria II | |
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| 1836 |
| | The Portuguese ban the shipping of slaves from the coast of Angola | |
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| 1875 |
| | Slavery is finally made illegal in the Portuguese empire | |
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| 1887 |
| | The imperial government in China formally acknowledges Portuguese territorial rights in Macao | |
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| 1908 |
| | The king of Portugal, Carlos I, and his heir, Luis Filipe, are shot as they ride in an open carriage in Lisbon | |
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| 1910 |
| | A republican revolution in Portugal deposes Manuel II, bringing to an end the Braganza dynasty and the Portuguese monarchy | |
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| 1914 |
| | Calouste Gulbenkian earns his nickname – Mr Five Percent – from the share he receives for negotiating oil deals in the Ottoman empire | |
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| 1914 |
| | The new republican government of Portugal offers Britain support in the war | |
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