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Portuguese Rejects President’s Call for Reparations Despite Acknowledging Colonial Crimes

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent In the wake of Portugal’s President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa’s acknowledgment of his country’s role in committing crimes during the transatlantic slave trade and colonial era, the Portuguese government has dismissed calls for reparations. The president’s assertion during an event for foreign correspondents that Portugal should […]

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