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An unprecedented debate on the historical memory of the pre- and post-April 25th period. The challenge was issued by Pacheco Pereira after hearing André Ventura's statements in Parliament.
The democratic right celebrated with pomp and circumstance the 50th anniversary of 25 November, a date that later made possible a PS/CDS government and a PS/PSD government. It is better not to feed misunderstandings, nor to answer hatred with hatred, lest we all end up backwards, retreating to a PREC of the opposite sign.
For those who work on the history of the dictatorship and consult many original documents, this is a widespread and distressing reality for those who confront it. Opinion by José Pacheco Pereira
