
Re-visiting Europe's forgotten dictatorships.
Portugal became the home of Europe's longest right-wing dictatorship; until 1974, the *Estado Novo*, the New State ruled the country for over four decades, with António de Oliveira Salazar at the top.
Under the command of Colonel Georgios Papadopoulos, the military forces arbitrarily implement a NATO coup plan developed for Greece in the event of a communist overthrow; in just one night, the military seizes power.