"Quito 16 December 1960
Araujo's out! Late this afternoon it was announced at the Presidential Palace that Araujo's resignation had been accepted, but we had been receiving reports all day that Velasco was getting rid of him. We have poured out a steady stream of propaganda against him for some weeks and his behaviour at yesterday's demonstration clinched matters.
1967: Portugal, US Ally, NATO Founding Member, and Recipient of US Military Aid, Massacres 400 Civilians in Mozambique
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The Wiriyamu Massacre or Operation Marosca was a massacre of the civilian population of the village of Wiriyamu in Mozambique by Portuguese soldiers in December 1972.
In September 2022 Portuguese prime minister António Costa considered it 'an unforgivable act that dishonours Portugal history'.[2]