«Marshal Francisco da Costa Gomes». The Independent(engelsk). 1. august 2001. Besøkt 26. januar 2019. «Costa Gomes was appointed head of state in September 1974 by a revolutionary junta dominated by middle-ranking officers five months after the coup that ended almost 50 years of right-wing dictatorship. He had been commander-in-chief of the armed forces from October 1972 until March 1974, when he was sacked for refusing to declare his loyalty to a regime committed to clearly unwinnable wars in the African colonies. He regained his job after the coup in April, also becoming a member of the revolutionary junta.»
