Tarrafal (also known as Campo da Morte Lenta, "Camp of the Slow Death") was a concentration camp in the Cape Verde Islands, then a Portuguese colony, set up by the dictator Salazar before the Second World War (1936) where anti-fascist opponents of this right-wing regime were sent. At least 32 Anarchists, Communists and other opponents of Salazar's regime died in that camp. The camp was closed in 1954 but was re-opened in the 1970s to jail African leaders fighting Portuguese colonialism. Salazar is the name of: António de Oliveira Salazar, Prime Minister and Dictator of Portugal from 1932 to 1968 Alberto Salazar, U.S. distance runner Alejandro Salazar, U.S. Soccer player Argenis Salazar, former Major League Baseball shortstop Eliseo Salazar, Chilean racing driver Ken Salazar, U.S. Senator from...

External links

• (Portuguese) Tarrafal in the history of the PVDE at the website of the Serviço de Informações de Segurança, The Portuguese Information Agency