Tarrafal concentration camp
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title:
Tarrafal concentration camp
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Tarrafal was a concentration camp located in the village of Chão Bom, in the Municipality of Tarrafal, on the island of Santiago in Cape Verde. It was established in 1936, during a reorganization process of the Portuguese Estado Novo prison system, with the goal of incarcerating political and social prisoners. The location was strategically chosen, both for being remote so that testimonies would not come to light, and for having an unhealthy climate, with little drinking water, and many mosquito
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Concentration camp in Chão Bom, Santiago, Cape Verde
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarrafal_concentration_camp
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2024-03-02T13:15:32Z
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