Legião Portuguesa (Estado Novo)
The Portuguese Legion (Portuguese: Legião Portuguesa) was a Portuguese paramilitary state organization founded in 1936 during the Portuguese President of the council's António de Oliveira Salazar's right-wing dictatorship, the Estado Novo. It was dissolved by law on April 25, 1974. Its stated objectives were to "defend the spiritual heritage [of Portugal]" and to "fight the communist threat and anarchism". The Portuguese Legion was under the control of the Ministry of the Interior and War, and was responsible for coordinating civil defense in Portuguese territory, including in the Portuguese Empire. It was deeply involved in multiple collaborations with PIDE, the political police. They used the Roman salute and also used to shout the name of Salazar in their parades.
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Largo da Penha de França, Lisbon
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| N 38.729933 ° | E -9.131227 ° |
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Direcção Nacional da Polícia de Segurança Pública
Largo da Penha de França
1199-010 Lisbon
Portugal
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