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2 days ago · 24 people charged in money laundering scheme involving Mexico's Sinaloa cartel, prosecutors say. Sinaloa cartel, international crime organization that is among the most-powerful drug-trafficking syndicates in the world. It is based in Culiacán, Sinaloa state, Mexico.
20 hours ago · António de Oliveira Salazar GCTE GCSE GColIH GCIC (⫽ ˌ s æ l ə ˈ z ɑːr ⫽, US also ⫽ ˌ s ɑː l-⫽, Portuguese: [ɐ̃ˈtɔni.u ðɨ ɔliˈvɐjɾɐ sɐlɐˈzaɾ]; 28 April 1889 – 27 July 1970) was a Portuguese statesman, academic, and economist who served as Prime Minister of Portugal from 1932 to 1968.
1 day ago · Portugal - Revolution, Autocracy, Dictatorship: In September 1968 Salazar was incapacitated by a stroke. President Tomás invited Marcello Caetano, one of the architects of the New State, to form a government, but Salazar was never informed of this transition. On July 27, 1970, he died.
2 days ago · A failed Portuguese military coup known as the Abrilada, attempted in an effort to overthrow the authoritarian Estado Novo regime of António de Oliveira Salazar, received covert U.S. support. In response, Salazar moved to consolidate his power, ordering an immediate military response to the violence occurring in Angola.
4 days ago · The Guatemalan genocide, also referred to as the Maya genocide, [3] or the Silent Holocaust [4] (Spanish: Genocidio guatemalteco, Genocidio maya, or Holocausto silencioso ), was the massacre of Maya civilians during the Guatemalan Civil War (1960–1996) by successive Guatemalan military governments imposed and backed by the United States.
4 days ago · Testimony from Salazar’s daughter also revealed that Salazar admitted to the crime on a phone call with her, prosecutors told jurors.. Prosecutors said the shotgun used in the killing was found hidden in the rafters of Salazar’s garage, showing he tampered with evidence. Prosecutors also said Salazar’s DNA was found on the weapon.
2 days ago · Deluvino Salazar, 41, is charged with an open count of murder, shooting from a vehicle, and tampering with evidence in the June 9 death of Sammuel Aquiar, 40. Police arrested Salazar on Tuesday ...
