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Legião Portuguesa (Estado Novo)

1936 establishments in Portugal1974 disestablishments in PortugalAnti-communist organizationsEstado Novo (Portugal)Fascist organizations
Government paramilitary forcesMilitary units and formations disestablished in 1974Military units and formations established in 1936Military units and formations of the Cold WarMilitary wings of fascist partiesParamilitary organisations based in PortugalPolitical organisations based in PortugalPolitical repression

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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Legião Portuguesa (Estado Novo)
Largo da Penha de França, Lisbon

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Largo da Penha de França
1199-010 Lisbon
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