Part Two: Antonio Salazar: The Smartest Fascist Dictator
Antonio Salazar spends his post-war years helping the CIA learn how to torture people and starting a disastrous war with a large portion of Africa. Then he dies! Hooray!
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Did Salazar have a love life? Part 2 – Portugal Resident
50 years ago, the Carnation Revolution ended Portugal's dictatorship in one night
Portugal: End of the Salazar Era | TIME
Portugal’s secret police – Portugal Resident
Portugal’s Dictatorship: Salazar’s Estado Novo - Portugal.com
The war that tears Estado Novo down | NewsMuseum
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Colonialism and Genocide in Portuguese Africa
Three graphics that explain Portuguese colonialism · Global Voices
Portugal, declassified – POLITICO
Françafrique: A brief history of a scandalous word
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