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When a library ends up on the pavement

What, after all, is the future of the book? Why does it seem we no longer like books? And, in a society that calls itself cultured, to whom will we entrust our libraries? Opinion by Maria Elvira Callapez

Público19 Jan

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1939: Portugal and Spain sign the Treaty of Friendship and Non-Aggression (Iberian Pact), establishing formal neutrality between the two Iberian nations on the eve of World War II. This treaty helped maintain Portuguese neutrality throughout the war.
2002: Portuguese legislative elections are held, won by the PSD under José Manuel Durão Barroso, who would later become President of the European Commission (2004–2014).

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1992: White South Africans vote in a referendum to end apartheid, with 68.7% approving President de Klerk's reforms, paving the way for multiracial democracy.

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When a library ends up on the pavement

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