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Summary:Massive anti-Communist demonstrations in Portugal approached their climax on August 10 1975 when thousands of people went on the march in the country's major towns to demand the resignation of pro-Communist Prime Minister Vanco Goncalves. Having rid itself of a dictatorial government and freed its African territories, Portugal was in the midst of an internal fight to determine just how far left it should go.
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Location:PORTUGAL
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