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* SelfImposedExile: His teased biography states that he self-exiled himself to Brazil, fearing that his democratic views would make him a target by Salazar's administration, Delgado self-exiled himself to Brazil. If the Iberian Union collapses, Delgado and his supporters will return to Portugal.
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* SelfImposedExile: His teased biography states that he self-exiled himself to Brazil, fearing that his democratic views would make him a target by Salazar's administration, Delgado self-exiled himself to Brazil.administration. If the Iberian Union collapses, Delgado and his supporters will return to Portugal.
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->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote: Click to Show]]The times maketh the man. Portugal and West Africa are undergoing a turbulent time, and António de Spínola is the man entrusted to see Portugese Guinea through both.\\\
He oversees a colony forsaken by Lisbon as a maw overtakes his homeland. He oversees a colony sensing weakness in its overlord, with nationalist attacks increasing in both frequency and ferocity while his own forces are stretched thinner and thinner. He oversees a colony towards which the hungry eyes of global politics gaze, eager to take Portuguese territory for their own use.\\\
But Spínola is nothing if not a pragmatic man and his leadership has already at least sustained Portugal's position. Now, he has only to keep it, by any means necessary.\\\
Times maketh the man. Spínola will do everything he can to ensure that History remembers what he became.
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He oversees a colony forsaken by Lisbon as a maw overtakes his homeland. He oversees a colony sensing weakness in its overlord, with nationalist attacks increasing in both frequency and ferocity while his own forces are stretched thinner and thinner. He oversees a colony towards which the hungry eyes of global politics gaze, eager to take Portuguese territory for their own use.\\\
But Spínola is nothing if not a pragmatic man and his leadership has already at least sustained Portugal's position. Now, he has only to keep it, by any means necessary.\\\
Times maketh the man. Spínola will do everything he can to ensure that History remembers what he became.
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->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote: Click to Show]]Once just the son of a sculptor and a family of goldsmiths to a young engineering student and later a soldier in the Portuguese Army, Kaúlza de Arriaga makes his debut as the face of the Portuguese overseas empire. Having served a long career in the Portuguese Army, Arriaga never faltered in his loyalty to Salazar, continuing his service into the Iberian Union and climbing the ranks, becoming one of the most fervent pushers for reforms and modernisations within the Armed Forces.\\\
However, Arriaga's political ambitions have manifested themselves with his desires to achieve his goals. Carrying out the coup with the support of the Portuguese military officers and the monarchists and old guard of the Estado Novo, Arriaga presents himself as the reconciliatory figure Portugal so desperately needs in these times of disunity, rallying his cause as a defender of the Empire and making his desire to work with anyone willing to defend Portugal's sovereignty known.\\\
And yet, he finds himself surrounded by the democratic monarchists which he despises, with the King on a close collar to him.
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However, Arriaga's political ambitions have manifested themselves with his desires to achieve his goals. Carrying out the coup with the support of the Portuguese military officers and the monarchists and old guard of the Estado Novo, Arriaga presents himself as the reconciliatory figure Portugal so desperately needs in these times of disunity, rallying his cause as a defender of the Empire and making his desire to work with anyone willing to defend Portugal's sovereignty known.\\\
And yet, he finds himself surrounded by the democratic monarchists which he despises, with the King on a close collar to him.
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->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote: Click to Show]]After being sent to the US as a representative in the OFN Military Command in the early '50s, Delgado would turn against the state that he once supported and embraced democracy as the best possible future for Portugal. While he would continue to be anti-communist, his increasingly vocal support for his new beliefs would make him begin to fear for his life, especially after the 1957 Coup, leading to his self-exile into Brazil. Defeated and exiled, da Silva Delgado would not give up, uniting other exiles and forming the Frente Patriótica de Libertação Nacional (FPLN) to unite all those that wished democracy to come to Portugal.\\\
While the FPLN would have a mostly uneventful existence, being nothing more than a small organization with little influence in both Portugal and Brazil, things would change with the Santa Maria Affair, with the organization growing both in size and influence. However, every blessing, no matter how big, comes with a curse attached to it. Delgado had always valued unity within the exiles above all other things, believing that only together could they threaten Iberia. But with its new size, a myriad of issues became apparent to both him and his supporters, from their ambiguous stance on the colonies to their tacit cooperation with the communists, despite Delgado's own personal views. Before long, the FPLN would shake to its core, only remaining united thanks to its leaders' popularity and raw charisma.\\\
Even despite all of this, as a monarchy was declared in Portugal, many republicans saw him as their only hope, the charismatic general that could lead them and gather enough popular support to rise up against the new regime. Even still, as their initial coup attempt failed and the resulting instability throwing the state into civil war, Delgado would embrace his position as the leader of a republican, democratic Portugal.
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While the FPLN would have a mostly uneventful existence, being nothing more than a small organization with little influence in both Portugal and Brazil, things would change with the Santa Maria Affair, with the organization growing both in size and influence. However, every blessing, no matter how big, comes with a curse attached to it. Delgado had always valued unity within the exiles above all other things, believing that only together could they threaten Iberia. But with its new size, a myriad of issues became apparent to both him and his supporters, from their ambiguous stance on the colonies to their tacit cooperation with the communists, despite Delgado's own personal views. Before long, the FPLN would shake to its core, only remaining united thanks to its leaders' popularity and raw charisma.\\\
Even despite all of this, as a monarchy was declared in Portugal, many republicans saw him as their only hope, the charismatic general that could lead them and gather enough popular support to rise up against the new regime. Even still, as their initial coup attempt failed and the resulting instability throwing the state into civil war, Delgado would embrace his position as the leader of a republican, democratic Portugal.
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->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote: Click to Show]]Manuel Rodrigues Lapa is a man of literary talent. His support for Portuguese democracy however earned powerful enemies in the universities and halls of power of his home country during the 30s and 40s, preventing him from the philologist career that should have been. Being forced into exile in Brazil, Lapa's activism never ceased.\\\
A close associate of President Delgado from their shared time in exile, Lapa finds himself in a role with few official duties at the dawn of a new Portugal. He is not idle though, using his freedom from the many governmental operations to use his skills to rally the population. Many of the people have forgotten the tastes of freedom; Lapa will tell of them.
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A close associate of President Delgado from their shared time in exile, Lapa finds himself in a role with few official duties at the dawn of a new Portugal. He is not idle though, using his freedom from the many governmental operations to use his skills to rally the population. Many of the people have forgotten the tastes of freedom; Lapa will tell of them.
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->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote: Click to Show]]Jorge Cândido de Sena is ever the consummate intellectual. Starting his academic career in civil engineering, he would quickly begin publishing poetry, essays and grow increasingly outspoken on the authoritarianism of the Salazar regime - something that would force him to Latin America.\\\
Having spent much of the last decade in Brazil and the United States, Sena dreams of a Portugal that stands shoulder to shoulder with the OFN, the European partner of Latin America. To achieve that goal however, the war must be won - to do that every piece of aid the free world can give the Republic must be sought.
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Having spent much of the last decade in Brazil and the United States, Sena dreams of a Portugal that stands shoulder to shoulder with the OFN, the European partner of Latin America. To achieve that goal however, the war must be won - to do that every piece of aid the free world can give the Republic must be sought.
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->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote: Click to Show]]Nuno Simões was once a man near the top of the Portuguese state, the Secretary General of the Supreme Administrative Court, but Simões' democratic republican ideals would see him ejected and thrown into the political wilderness. However, the thing that was meant to push him into obscurity instead created a fervent activist against the Salazar regime.\\\
Backed by a young wing of Estado Novo reformers, Simões looks to Brazil for inspiration for the new Republic. The developmentalism model of President Juscelino Kubitschek contains a cornucopia of promise to Simões and his wing of young reformers will ensure its prosperity comes to Portugal by any means necessary.
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Backed by a young wing of Estado Novo reformers, Simões looks to Brazil for inspiration for the new Republic. The developmentalism model of President Juscelino Kubitschek contains a cornucopia of promise to Simões and his wing of young reformers will ensure its prosperity comes to Portugal by any means necessary.
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->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote: Click to Show]]Soldier and revolutionary, João Varela Gomes is no stranger to the spirit of the people. A long time supporter of President Delgado, he has been on the frontlines of opposition to Salazar and the perverse Iberian state for years, serving as an advisor to the Iberian Revolutionary Liberation Directorate. He even traveled often between Latin America and Portugal in pursuit of support for the revolution, becoming a personal friend of Fidel Castro in the process.\\\
After the Santa Maria affair he was forced into exile, but now he returns with the opportunity to turn everything he has onto the fascists. The soldier has returned to Portuguese shores and will see its people freed - or die trying.
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After the Santa Maria affair he was forced into exile, but now he returns with the opportunity to turn everything he has onto the fascists. The soldier has returned to Portuguese shores and will see its people freed - or die trying.
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->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote: Click to Show]]Being relatively unknown, Dom Jaime Álvares Pereira de Melo was perhaps the perfect compromise King. His only recognition amongst the elites was hosting lavish parties and intellectual gatherings, lacking political interests as a man of the arts instead. As such after the death of Salazar he would be approached by Fernando Santos Costa for the position of King of Portugal due to this apoliticalism.\\\
Despite hesitations, he accepted the position and became the first King of Portugal in decades. The following coup attempt by the Republicans left many fearing a total loss of popular support, with the King pressured to create a new government that would avoid calamity and bring order to the streets despite his desire to be a mere figurehead. Instead the failed coup turned into revolt with the government forced to focus on its very survival.\\\
Thrown to the forefront of politics, the King's growing popularity poses new issues for the future of the Kingdom. Some see this popularity as a means to power, pushing for the King to be more than a figurehead in their name. Such challenges are for after the war however; for now Portugal's soul must survive.
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Despite hesitations, he accepted the position and became the first King of Portugal in decades. The following coup attempt by the Republicans left many fearing a total loss of popular support, with the King pressured to create a new government that would avoid calamity and bring order to the streets despite his desire to be a mere figurehead. Instead the failed coup turned into revolt with the government forced to focus on its very survival.\\\
Thrown to the forefront of politics, the King's growing popularity poses new issues for the future of the Kingdom. Some see this popularity as a means to power, pushing for the King to be more than a figurehead in their name. Such challenges are for after the war however; for now Portugal's soul must survive.
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->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote: Click to Show]]If there are any signs of division within the soul of the Kingdom, Francisco Sousa Tavares may be its most prominent symptom. A lawyer, journalist and long time opponent of Salazar, Tavares believed that his authoritarianism would lead Portugal to catastrophe. A view strengthened when Iberia was formed, devolving into a dysfunctional bloat. A view vindicated by the bloodshed in the streets.\\\
To him a democratic Portugal, institutions guaranteed by a Monarch, is the only way for Portugal to prosper. But all around him are absolutists, his appointment a mere olive branch to democrats. Tavares will play along for now, but when peace returns he will see the people's will reflected in the King.
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To him a democratic Portugal, institutions guaranteed by a Monarch, is the only way for Portugal to prosper. But all around him are absolutists, his appointment a mere olive branch to democrats. Tavares will play along for now, but when peace returns he will see the people's will reflected in the King.
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->'''In-Game Biography''' (Minister of Foreign Affairs - Álvares cabinet) [[labelnote: Click to Show]]From the gilded halls of the Portuguese aristocracy; born, raised and married into the aristocratic machine, João Pinto da Costa Leite sees as few others can the dangers of anarchy. Salazar, his thesis tutor in university, had been a close associate based on shared abhorrence for socialists and traitors who wanted to destroy Portugal. Now Salazar is dead and Portugal in chaos.\\\
In him the Estado Novo ideals burn bright, albeit believing in monarchy rather than a President. In the economy and public life order must be restored. He isn't a man with a gun, but he is a man with connections. He will ensure Portugal finds strong friends, amongst those who understand the responsibilities of power.
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->'''In-Game Biography''' (Minister of Foreign Affairs - Arriaga cabinet) [[labelnote: Click to Show]]João Pinto da Costa Leite was once a man who looked the future in the eyes as a crusader for the Monarchist faction of the Estado Novo.\\\
Today, however, he can only be described as but a shell of his former glory. Having once boasted a significant presence within the upper echelons of the Estado Novo as a champion of monarchism, Arriaga's reduction of the King's powers spelt the end of Leite's political career within the ranks of the Kingdom's leadership - or so it was thought.\\\
Leite continues his fight as a devout monarchist, though at a greater distance than previously and in a new post as the Foreign Minister. He makes his call, depoliticising the monarchy and severing its association from Arriaga, aware that Arriaga has made no commitment to maintaining the monarchy long term.
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In him the Estado Novo ideals burn bright, albeit believing in monarchy rather than a President. In the economy and public life order must be restored. He isn't a man with a gun, but he is a man with connections. He will ensure Portugal finds strong friends, amongst those who understand the responsibilities of power.
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->'''In-Game Biography''' (Minister of Foreign Affairs - Arriaga cabinet) [[labelnote: Click to Show]]João Pinto da Costa Leite was once a man who looked the future in the eyes as a crusader for the Monarchist faction of the Estado Novo.\\\
Today, however, he can only be described as but a shell of his former glory. Having once boasted a significant presence within the upper echelons of the Estado Novo as a champion of monarchism, Arriaga's reduction of the King's powers spelt the end of Leite's political career within the ranks of the Kingdom's leadership - or so it was thought.\\\
Leite continues his fight as a devout monarchist, though at a greater distance than previously and in a new post as the Foreign Minister. He makes his call, depoliticising the monarchy and severing its association from Arriaga, aware that Arriaga has made no commitment to maintaining the monarchy long term.
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->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote: Click to Show]]José Frederico Ulrich's family has been involved in banking for generations, from Hamburg to Lisbon their financial footprint lies. With such pedigree, in addition to his aristocratic background, it is perhaps unsurprising that he was a close collaborator of Salazar and the monarchists within the Estado Novo.\\\
That association is not without its difficulties however. João Pinto da Costa Liete, fellow monarchist, was appointed Foreign Minister but comes with his own economic corporatist beliefs. Ulrich holds the premier economic position due to his softer beliefs, but he dislikes the thought of a day when Costa Leite finds himself with the economic reins.
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That association is not without its difficulties however. João Pinto da Costa Liete, fellow monarchist, was appointed Foreign Minister but comes with his own economic corporatist beliefs. Ulrich holds the premier economic position due to his softer beliefs, but he dislikes the thought of a day when Costa Leite finds himself with the economic reins.
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->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote: Click to Show]]Fernando dos Santos Costa is, to some, one of the greatest men in Portugal. To others, among the most dangerous.\\\
Meeting Salazar in University, both men were close collaborators as they rose the ranks of power, Costa giving Salazar access to military information with his military rank. However his monarchism and reactionism, further right than even Salazar, would eventually lead to ejection from the government.\\\
Now, having couped Caetano and restored the Monarchy, he will entrench Portuguese greatness, the military there to oversee it all. From the ashes, a stronger Portugal will rise.
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Meeting Salazar in University, both men were close collaborators as they rose the ranks of power, Costa giving Salazar access to military information with his military rank. However his monarchism and reactionism, further right than even Salazar, would eventually lead to ejection from the government.\\\
Now, having couped Caetano and restored the Monarchy, he will entrench Portuguese greatness, the military there to oversee it all. From the ashes, a stronger Portugal will rise.
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->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote: Click to Show]]Once an Integralist in the 30s, the turbulence that shook the destiny of Spain - and with the formation of Iberia, Portugal too - came as a rude awakening to Rapazote's view of the world. A close ally of Arriaga, Rapazote came from a position in the background - working in the periphery rather as the face of anything, Arriaga later appointed Rapazote to the position of Minister of the Presidency, superseding the Ministry of the Interior. For the majority of his career, Rapazote has been the one to Arriaga's hands clean, carrying out the anti-dissident activities being the one to call the shots on arrests and sentences - though it is at the very least an open secret who gives Rapazote the orders to execute.\\\
Though, in the midst of the chaos which now unfolds across all of Iberia, Rapazote's purpose in the Kingdom of Portugal becomes clearer with every passing day - and even when the Kingdom triumphs his service will continue.
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Though, in the midst of the chaos which now unfolds across all of Iberia, Rapazote's purpose in the Kingdom of Portugal becomes clearer with every passing day - and even when the Kingdom triumphs his service will continue.
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->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote: Click to Show]]The Army is known for making strong men of tough times, and José Manuel Bettencourt Rodrigues is no exception to this. Tracing his military roots back to his military preparatory studies in the University of Lisbon, Rodrigues demonstrated excellence at his military academy, placing first place and becoming a distinguished student among the General Staff class in the Iberian Army.\\\
However, Rodrigues's new line of service is no longer on either end of the rifle, but rather behind the desks and stacks of papers, as the Minister of Economy of the Kingdom of Portugal. There, may he serve the Empire faithfully with the pen rather than the sword - and faithfully has he sought to serve, redirecting and orienting the economy towards extensive support for the Armed Forces.\\\
War has come to Portugal, and only one man can keep its people afloat among the flood.
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However, Rodrigues's new line of service is no longer on either end of the rifle, but rather behind the desks and stacks of papers, as the Minister of Economy of the Kingdom of Portugal. There, may he serve the Empire faithfully with the pen rather than the sword - and faithfully has he sought to serve, redirecting and orienting the economy towards extensive support for the Armed Forces.\\\
War has come to Portugal, and only one man can keep its people afloat among the flood.
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->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote: Click to Show]]Besieged on all fronts is the Kingdom of Portugal - and the man behind the Kingdom's continued resistance in the face of this unfortunate turn of events is Guilherme Almor de Alpoim Calvão.\\\
A long time Marine and Special Forces officer with an extensive history combatting the PAIGC in Guinea, Calvão leverages his ties with the PIDE to cement his position within the Estado Novo and reform Portugal as Arriaga sees fit. Now the Defence Minister, Calvão is not afraid to crack a few eggs to make an omelette - something his predecessor, Santos Costa, failed at.\\\
A natural born leader, admired by the men he commands, Calvão is renowned for his recklessness, of which he has cheated the Reaper every time. Now, he leads Portugal into one last Wild Ride, and may his divine luck see to it that she returns victorious with all of Calvão's exploits.
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A long time Marine and Special Forces officer with an extensive history combatting the PAIGC in Guinea, Calvão leverages his ties with the PIDE to cement his position within the Estado Novo and reform Portugal as Arriaga sees fit. Now the Defence Minister, Calvão is not afraid to crack a few eggs to make an omelette - something his predecessor, Santos Costa, failed at.\\\
A natural born leader, admired by the men he commands, Calvão is renowned for his recklessness, of which he has cheated the Reaper every time. Now, he leads Portugal into one last Wild Ride, and may his divine luck see to it that she returns victorious with all of Calvão's exploits.
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->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote: Click to Show]]"The revolution can't come through words alone. It can come only through violent, overwhelming force against the fascists."\\\
This thought is what drove Carlos Antunes to break from the Portuguese Communist Party in the mid-1960s, frustrated over by the lack of decisive action and the absence of its leadership of whom many were in exile. Now, all across Iberia his theory has come true as the house of cards the fascists created finally collapses in on itself.\\\
He created the Brigadas Revolucionárias and the Partido Revolucionário do Proletariado to resist the Iberian State, not limited by the indecision of the PCP. They spread messages of revolution to the workers of Portugal and engaged in violent action where they could to destabilize the regime. As Iberia descended further into chaos many former critics found it harder to dismiss him. Now, he appears to many socialists as a man ahead of his time.\\\
The violent overthrow of any oppressors, in his eyes, is absolutely necessary. After all, the promised land on the other side where all will stand free and equal will justify the horror.
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This thought is what drove Carlos Antunes to break from the Portuguese Communist Party in the mid-1960s, frustrated over by the lack of decisive action and the absence of its leadership of whom many were in exile. Now, all across Iberia his theory has come true as the house of cards the fascists created finally collapses in on itself.\\\
He created the Brigadas Revolucionárias and the Partido Revolucionário do Proletariado to resist the Iberian State, not limited by the indecision of the PCP. They spread messages of revolution to the workers of Portugal and engaged in violent action where they could to destabilize the regime. As Iberia descended further into chaos many former critics found it harder to dismiss him. Now, he appears to many socialists as a man ahead of his time.\\\
The violent overthrow of any oppressors, in his eyes, is absolutely necessary. After all, the promised land on the other side where all will stand free and equal will justify the horror.
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->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote: Click to Show]]While the PCP's position as the premier vanguard of socialism in Portugal has been reduced somewhat by the PRP, it remains a bedrock with influence across the socialist sphere. As such, Álvaro Cunhal - Secretary General of the PCP - being named the second most powerful man in the People's Republic was inevitable.\\\
In Álvaro Cunhal is a man who saw the glimmer of socialism before it was snuffed out, who visited the Soviet Union and has a lifetime of resistance behind him. With position comes influence and Cunhal has one premier use for it; it is division that destroyed socialism before and he shall stop it happening here - and it is the PCP under whom such unity is possible.
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In Álvaro Cunhal is a man who saw the glimmer of socialism before it was snuffed out, who visited the Soviet Union and has a lifetime of resistance behind him. With position comes influence and Cunhal has one premier use for it; it is division that destroyed socialism before and he shall stop it happening here - and it is the PCP under whom such unity is possible.
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->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote: Click to Show]]From a small village in Beja, no one could have imagined that one of Portuguese Socialism's most fervent international soldiers would come. Pedro dos Santos Soares is the PCP's prominent representative around the world, having worked with several socialist movements in Latin America. With international action however, comes perspective.\\\
He has seen the injustice; almost everywhere worker movements are hunted and battered. Governments never listen even if approached in good faith, as in Portugal where claims of democracy by the Republic were a screen for capitalist oppression. Only the PCP are the true protectors of the revolution, but everyday the PRP's arguments grow louder in his ears.
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He has seen the injustice; almost everywhere worker movements are hunted and battered. Governments never listen even if approached in good faith, as in Portugal where claims of democracy by the Republic were a screen for capitalist oppression. Only the PCP are the true protectors of the revolution, but everyday the PRP's arguments grow louder in his ears.
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->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote: Click to Show]]Joaquim Gomes dos Santos has seen the worst of the injustices against socialism. He spent time as a teenager in prison and survived the arrests of socialists for years, while socialism across the world collapsed.\\\
There was one light in the sea of misfortune; a man called Josef Stalin in the Russian wastes. Santos took an interest in the economic reforms of his socialist fiefdom and underwent an epiphany as to the economic possibilities of rapid industrialization. The War prevents any action, but Santos sees more than just a strong Portuguese economy in the future.\\\
He sees a leading one.
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There was one light in the sea of misfortune; a man called Josef Stalin in the Russian wastes. Santos took an interest in the economic reforms of his socialist fiefdom and underwent an epiphany as to the economic possibilities of rapid industrialization. The War prevents any action, but Santos sees more than just a strong Portuguese economy in the future.\\\
He sees a leading one.
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->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote: Click to Show]]Arrest. Imprisonment. Torture. Jaime dos Santos Serra makes no claim to being a martyr - he has suffered the same as many of his brothers and sisters across Portugal. Ever since he was arrested as a teenager for distributing socialist newspapers, he has stood side by side with the workers against the fascists.\\\
As a result, Serra understands that sometimes violence must be met with violence. The PCP educates the workers and spreads the message, but sometimes the right message needs a firm shield. None in the party understands the web of pro-PCP militias as he does, and under his oversight a true People's Army will parade through Lisbon.
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As a result, Serra understands that sometimes violence must be met with violence. The PCP educates the workers and spreads the message, but sometimes the right message needs a firm shield. None in the party understands the web of pro-PCP militias as he does, and under his oversight a true People's Army will parade through Lisbon.
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->'''In-Game Biography''' [[labelnote: Click to Show]]Fernando de Quintanilhas e Mendoça Dias is no revolutionary.\\\
Hailing from an influential family, he was among the senior Naval officers when Iberia was formed. Support for Salazar and a reputation of competency made him a natural choice to represent Portugal in military affairs, eventually being named Chief of the Atlantic Naval Command. A career well lived, until his home fell apart.\\\
In his mind he has secured a piece of Portugal away from chaos. While he personally sympathizes with Estado Novo's ideals he has little interest in intervention, seeking only to preserve Portugal's Atlantic position until stability returns. As such he maintains a lax approach to ruling, not seeking to usurp nor establish anything new in the pursuit of stability in his archipelago.\\\
But everyday the OFN, currently supporting his rule, demands just a little more. Nationalists convince just a few more people in response to the authorities' harsher methods. The fears of communists taking the homeland grow. Vultures circle his rule, but he will do anything necessary to ensure Portugal survives.
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Hailing from an influential family, he was among the senior Naval officers when Iberia was formed. Support for Salazar and a reputation of competency made him a natural choice to represent Portugal in military affairs, eventually being named Chief of the Atlantic Naval Command. A career well lived, until his home fell apart.\\\
In his mind he has secured a piece of Portugal away from chaos. While he personally sympathizes with Estado Novo's ideals he has little interest in intervention, seeking only to preserve Portugal's Atlantic position until stability returns. As such he maintains a lax approach to ruling, not seeking to usurp nor establish anything new in the pursuit of stability in his archipelago.\\\
But everyday the OFN, currently supporting his rule, demands just a little more. Nationalists convince just a few more people in response to the authorities' harsher methods. The fears of communists taking the homeland grow. Vultures circle his rule, but he will do anything necessary to ensure Portugal survives.
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->'''Role:''' Head of State
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* TheDeterminator: Spínola is described as a pragmatic man in the Portugal factions teaser, who will do anything in his power to protect Guinea-Bissau while the rest of the world is against him.
* YouAreInCommandNow: With the Iberian Wars raging in the Portugal factions teaser, Spínola is put in command of Portuguese Guinea and managing their overstretched colonial forces while the mainland burns.
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->'''Role:''' Head of State (Coup)
->'''Ideology:''' Military Junta[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]
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* TheCoup: In the Portugal factions teaser, Arriaga can orchestrate a coup on the civilian monarchy, with the support of military officers and monarchists from the Estado Novo.
* EvilColonialist: As shown in the Portugal factions teaser, Arriaga represents the militarists who wish to hold onto Portugal's colonial empire and project the country as a major power to the world.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: Arriaga grew up as the son of a sculptor and a family of goldsmiths before joining the military and potentially becoming a military dictator in the Portugal factions teaser.
* ReconcileTheBitterFoes: {{Exploited}} as Arriaga calls himself a reconciliatory figure in the Portugal factions teaser, rallying the divided populace to his cause.
* UndyingLoyalty: As stated in his teased biography, Arriaga is unshakably loyal to Salazar, dedicating his life to defending the Portuguese Empire, rising up the ranks in the Iberian Union, and playing a hefty role in modernizing the armed forces.
* CivilWar: According to the Portugal factions teaser, the Portual will fall to a civil war when a monarchist coup is subsequently met with an attempted republican coup. If the war drags on, the communists will organize an uprising of their own and escalate into a three-sided civil war.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: In the Portugal factions teaser, the monarchist movement id divided between those who want a democratic constitutional monarchy and those who want a more absolutist rule inspired by the Estado Novo.
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* BilingualBonus: The Portuguese text on their flag reads "Order and Freedom", showing their lofty democratic ideals, even if they have yet to live up to them during the Iberian Wars.
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* BilingualBonus: The Portuguese text on their flag reads "Order and Freedom", Work", showing their lofty democratic ideals, even if they have yet to live up to them during the Iberian Wars.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: As said in the Portugal factions teaser, the FPLN was originally a minor organization that rapidly grew after the Santa Maria Affair. However, factionalism accompanied this expansion, as its members passionately debated awkward subjects like Portuguese colonialist and a truce with the communists. They are only united thanks to the popularity and charisma of their leaders.
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* {{Cincinnatus}}: From the Iberian Wars rework teaser, Delgado is temporarily classified under "Military Junta" ideology-wise because he only intends to hold power until the Portuguese Civil War is won before reinstating a democracy.
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* {{Cincinnatus}}: From the Iberian Wars rework Portugal factions teaser, Delgado is temporarily classified under "Military Junta" "Provisional Government" ideology-wise because he only intends to hold power until the Portuguese Civil War is won before reinstating a democracy.democracy.
* TheDeterminator: Despite being exiled and fearing his own safety, Delgado would not give up on his democratic beliefs and formed the FPLN to unite other pro-democracy figures. Once a Portuguese monarchy is declared in the Portugal factions teaser, many republicans persuade Delgado to return home and mobilize enough public support to oust the monarchy.
* TheDeterminator: Despite being exiled and fearing his own safety, Delgado would not give up on his democratic beliefs and formed the FPLN to unite other pro-democracy figures. Once a Portuguese monarchy is declared in the Portugal factions teaser, many republicans persuade Delgado to return home and mobilize enough public support to oust the monarchy.
* ReconcileTheBitterFoes: In the Portugal factions teaser, Delgado values unity within the exiles and reconciles their conflicting beliefs so that they can stand strong against the Iberian regime.
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->'''Official Name:''' Kingdom of Portugal
->'''Ruling Party:''' GPEN
->'''Ideology:''' Interim Government[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]
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->'''Ruling Party:''' GPEN
->'''Ideology:''' Interim Government[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]
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!!''Manuel Rodrigues Lapa''
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->'''Ruling Party:''' GPEN
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* AllohistoricalAllusion: The circumstances behind the monarchists' renewed struggle, including where they're based from, are [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarchy_of_the_North an almost exact mirror]] to the real life ''Monarquia do Norte'' in 1919.
* BackFromTheDead: In the Iberian Wars rework teaser, the Kingdom is a revival and proclaimed successor to the ''Monarquia do Norte'' that perished decades ago.
!!''Jaime Álvares Pereira de Melo''
->'''Role:''' Head of State
->'''Party:''' GPEN
->'''Ideology:''' Interim Government[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]
* BackFromTheDead: In the Iberian Wars rework teaser, the Kingdom is a revival and proclaimed successor to the ''Monarquia do Norte'' that perished decades ago.
!!''Jaime Álvares Pereira de Melo''
->'''Role:''' Head of State
->'''Party:''' GPEN
->'''Ideology:''' Interim Government[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]
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* AllohistoricalAllusion: The circumstances behind TheExile: Lapa's pro-democratic sentiments turned him into an outcast in the monarchists' renewed struggle, including universities and halls of power, stifling his career in philology and forcing him into exile in Brazil, where they're based from, are [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarchy_of_the_North an almost exact mirror]] he would become allied to Delgado.
* HopeBringer: Since he has few official duties in thereal life ''Monarquia do Norte'' in 1919.
* BackFromTheDead: In the Iberian Wars reworkPortugal factions teaser, Lapa focuses on rallying the Kingdom is a revival populace and proclaimed successor to the ''Monarquia do Norte'' that perished decades ago.
!!''Jaime Álvares Pereiragiving them hope for liberation.
!!''Jorge Cândido deMelo''
Sena''
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->'''Role:'''Head Minister of State
->'''Party:''' GPEN
Foreign Affairs[[note]]Foreign Minister[[/note]] (Delgado cabinet)
->'''Ideology:'''Interim Government[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]Liberal Radicalism[[note]]Liberalism[[/note]]
* HopeBringer: Since he has few official duties in the
* BackFromTheDead: In the Iberian Wars rework
!!''Jaime Álvares Pereira
!!''Jorge Cândido de
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* BewareTheQuietOnes: For a king who hates leading, his teased biography states that he's surprisingly effective at it, using charisma and speeches to rally his supporters behind him.
* {{Cincinnatus}}: In spite of being put in the forefront during the Iberian Wars, his teased biography hints that he can give up the political clout he's developed and reinstate a stable democracy through a constitutional monarchy.
* OfferedTheCrown: According to his teased biography, he was approached by Fernando Santos Costa for the position of King of Portugal after Salazar's death, due to his lack of interest in politics.
* ReluctantRuler: In the Iberian Wars rework teaser, Jaime enjoys the lavish lifestyle of his royal status, but he doesn't like actually ruling. After Salazar's death, he has to be coaxed into becoming King by his mother and Fernando Santos Costa. And unfortunately for him, there are a number of people who want him to be more than a figurehead and rule as a more powerful monarch.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: While he doesn't like leading, Jaime nonetheless takes his duties seriously enough that his efforts can rebuild support for the monarchy.
* WhatsUpKingDude: From his teased biography, the King is projected to the forefront of politics, meeting people and walking with soldiers in his old uniform.
* {{Cincinnatus}}: In spite of being put in the forefront during the Iberian Wars, his teased biography hints that he can give up the political clout he's developed and reinstate a stable democracy through a constitutional monarchy.
* OfferedTheCrown: According to his teased biography, he was approached by Fernando Santos Costa for the position of King of Portugal after Salazar's death, due to his lack of interest in politics.
* ReluctantRuler: In the Iberian Wars rework teaser, Jaime enjoys the lavish lifestyle of his royal status, but he doesn't like actually ruling. After Salazar's death, he has to be coaxed into becoming King by his mother and Fernando Santos Costa. And unfortunately for him, there are a number of people who want him to be more than a figurehead and rule as a more powerful monarch.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: While he doesn't like leading, Jaime nonetheless takes his duties seriously enough that his efforts can rebuild support for the monarchy.
* WhatsUpKingDude: From his teased biography, the King is projected to the forefront of politics, meeting people and walking with soldiers in his old uniform.
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* BewareTheQuietOnes: For a king who hates leading, his teased biography states that he's surprisingly effective at it, using charisma and speeches to rally his supporters behind him.
* {{Cincinnatus}}: In spite of being putCulturedBadass: As stated in the forefront during the Iberian Wars, his teased biography hints that he can give up the political clout he's developed and reinstate a stable democracy through a constitutional monarchy.
* OfferedTheCrown: According tohis teased biography, he was approached by Fernando Santos Costa for the position Sena has an extensive academic career in civil engineering, as well as a history of King publising poetry and essays. He is also an outspoken critic of Portugal after Salazar's death, due regime and a key member of the Portuguese Republic, vying for support from the OFN.
* TheExile: In the Portugal factions teaser, Sena's opposition to Salazar would force him into exile, where he spent most of hislack time in Brazil or the United States.
!!''Nuno Simões''
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->'''Role:''' Minister ofinterest the Economy[[note]]Economic Minister[[/note]] (Delgado cabinet)
->'''Ideology:''' Liberal Corporatism[[note]]Corporatism[[/note]]
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* BackFromTheBrink: Simões was once a prominent figure inpolitics.
* ReluctantRuler: InPortugal as a Secretary General of the Supreme Administrative Court. However, he fell from grace because his pro-democratic beliefs stood at odds with Salazar. He can only be restored back to power when the Iberian Wars rework break out in the Portugal factions teaser and he joins the Republic's fight.
* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: In the Portugal factions teaser,Jaime enjoys Simões leads a young group of Estado Novo reformers who are inspired by the lavish lifestyle developmentalist economics of Kubitschek in Brazil, hoping to replicate his royal status, but he doesn't like actually ruling. After Salazar's death, he places in Portugal.
!!''João Varela Gomes''
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->'''Role:''' Minister of National Defense[[note]]Security Minister[[/note]] (Delgado cabinet)
->'''Ideology:''' Left-Wing Populism[[note]]Progressivism[[/note]]
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* TheDeterminator: As stated in the Portugal factions teaser, Gomes hasto be coaxed into becoming King by his mother been a long-time supporter of Delgado and Fernando Santos Costa. And unfortunately the anti-Salazar movement, coordinating the exiles in Latin America for him, there are a number of people who want him to be more than a figurehead revolution and rule acting as a more powerful monarch.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: While he doesn't like leading, Jaime nonetheless takes his duties seriously enough that his efforts can rebuild support for the monarchy.
* WhatsUpKingDude: From his teased biography, the King is projectedan advisor to the forefront Iberian Revolutionary Liberation Directorate. When the Republic is proclaimed, Gomes joins as a Minister of politics, meeting people National Defense, due to his military background.
* TheExile: After the Santa Maria affair, Gomes was exiled to Latin America andwalking with soldiers he can only return when the Iberian Wars break out, as shown in his old uniform.the Portugal factions teaser.
* {{Cincinnatus}}: In spite of being put
* OfferedTheCrown: According to
* TheExile: In the Portugal factions teaser, Sena's opposition to Salazar would force him into exile, where he spent most of his
!!''Nuno Simões''
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->'''Role:''' Minister of
->'''Ideology:''' Liberal Corporatism[[note]]Corporatism[[/note]]
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* BackFromTheBrink: Simões was once a prominent figure in
* ReluctantRuler: In
* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: In the Portugal factions teaser,
!!''João Varela Gomes''
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->'''Role:''' Minister of National Defense[[note]]Security Minister[[/note]] (Delgado cabinet)
->'''Ideology:''' Left-Wing Populism[[note]]Progressivism[[/note]]
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* TheDeterminator: As stated in the Portugal factions teaser, Gomes has
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: While he doesn't like leading, Jaime nonetheless takes his duties seriously enough that his efforts can rebuild support for the monarchy.
* WhatsUpKingDude: From his teased biography, the King is projected
* TheExile: After the Santa Maria affair, Gomes was exiled to Latin America and
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->'''Official Name:''' Kingdom of Portugal
->'''Ruling Party:''' GPEN
->'''Ideology:''' Interim Government[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]
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* AllohistoricalAllusion: The circumstances behind the monarchists' renewed struggle, including where they're based from, are [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarchy_of_the_North an almost exact mirror]] to the real life ''Monarquia do Norte'' in 1919.
* BackFromTheDead: In the Iberian Wars rework teaser, the Kingdom is a revival and proclaimed successor to the ''Monarquia do Norte'' that perished decades ago.
!!''Jaime Álvares Pereira de Melo''
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->'''Role:''' King[[note]]Head of State[[/note]]
->'''Party:''' GPEN
->'''Ideology:''' Provisional Government[[note]]Paternalism[[/note]]
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* BewareTheQuietOnes: For a king who hates leading, his teased biography states that he's surprisingly effective at it, using charisma and speeches to rally his supporters behind him.
* {{Cincinnatus}}: In spite of being put in the forefront during the Iberian Wars, his teased biography hints that he can give up the political clout he's developed and reinstate a stable democracy through a constitutional monarchy.
* OfferedTheCrown: According to his teased biography, he was approached by Fernando Santos Costa for the position of King of Portugal after Salazar's death, due to his lack of interest in politics.
* PuppetKing: When Arriaga coups the government in the Portugal factions teaser, Álvares loses most of his power and is reduced to a figurehead, until Arriaga can abolish the monarchy.
* ReluctantRuler: In the Iberian Wars rework teaser, Jaime enjoys the lavish lifestyle of his royal status, but he doesn't like actually ruling. After Salazar's death, he has to be coaxed into becoming King by his mother and Fernando Santos Costa. And unfortunately for him, there are a number of people who want him to be more than a figurehead and rule as a more powerful monarch.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: While he doesn't like leading, Jaime nonetheless takes his duties seriously enough that his efforts can rebuild support for the monarchy.
* WhatsUpKingDude: From his teased biography, the King is projected to the forefront of politics, meeting people and walking with soldiers in his old uniform.
!!''Francisco Sousa Tavares''
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->'''Role:''' President of the Council of Ministers[[note]]Head of Government[[/note]] (Álvares cabinet)
->'''Ideology:''' Christian Liberalism[[note]]Liberalism[[/note]]
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* CassandraTruth: According to his teased biography, Tavares always held that Salazar's authoritarianism and the bloated nature of Iberia would prove disastrous, a view that can be vindicated when the Iberian Wars break out.
* TokenGoodTeammate: Tavares believes in a democratic Portuguese monarchy and stands out as its sole representative in the Portugal factions teaser, as the rest of the cabinet is filled with absolutists. His appointment as President of the Council of Ministers was a plot to appeal to the democratic monarchists and Tavares is well aware of this, but he plays along so that he can advance his goals.
!!''João Pinto da Costa Leite''
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->'''Role:''' Minister of Foreign Affairs[[note]]Foreign Minister[[/note]] (Álvares and Arriaga cabinet)
->'''Ideology:''' Aristocratic Conservatism[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]
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* TheFace: He hails from and is well connected to the Portuguese aristocracy, utilizing these connections to draw support and allies for the Kingdom of Portugal, in the Portugal factions teaser.
* HowTheMightyHaveFallen: {{Downplayed}} in Arriaga's coup scenario from the Portugal factions teaser. As a leading monarchist in the Estado Novo, Costa Leite loses a lot of prestige after Arriaga restrains the King's power. However, Costa Leite is kept around because Arriaga, giving him some position to try separating the monarchy from his nominal boss.
* OldFriend: Costa Leite was a thesis mentor to Salazar when they were at a university, where the two befriended each other as fellow nationalists and anti-communists. Even years afterward, Costa Leite vows to carry on his legacy in the Portugal factions teaser.
* TakingUpTheMantle: As mentioned in the Portugal factions teaser, he was a longtime associate of Salazar and represents a continuation of the Estado Novo's ideals, albeit in a monarchist form.
!!''José Frederico Ulrich''
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->'''Role:''' Minister of Economy[[note]]Economic Minister[[/note]] (Álvares cabinet)
->'''Ideology:''' Aristocratic Conservatism[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]
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* MorallyBankruptBanker: From the Portugal factions teaser, Ulrich and his family have been involved in banking for generations and fostered significant financial ties. Combined with his aristocratic background, Ulrich uses his resources to propagate Salzar's regime.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: As shown in his teased biography, Ulrich has a tense relationship with Costa Leite, due to the latter's opposing corporatist beliefs. Ulrich worries that Costa Leite could take his position and forever change the course of Portugal's economy.
!!''Fernando dos Santos Costa''
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->'''Role:''' Minister of Defense[[note]]Security Minister[[/note]] (Álvares cabinet)
->'''Ideology:''' Aristocratic Conservatism[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]
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* TheCoup: According to the Portugal factions teaser, Costa led the coup against Caetano to restore the monarchy, leading to the Portuguese Civil War.
* TheDreaded: Costa is widely considered one of the most dangerous people in Portugal, since he was a long-time ally of Salazar in the military. In the Portugal factions teaser, he orchestrates the coup to try reestablishing the monarchy and directly commands the military to realize that vision by force.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: As said in his teased biography, Costa was pushed out of the Estado Novo during Salazar's reign because his politics leaned even further right than Salazar's and thus made him a pariah. However, Costa comes back into the spotlight during the Iberian Wars and vows to restore the Kingdom of Portugal.
!!''Kaúlza de Arriaga''
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->'''Role:''' Prime Minister[[note]]Head of State[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Military Junta[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]
See his entry in the Government of National Salvation folder.
!!''Antonio Gonçalves Rapazote''
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->'''Role:''' Minister of the Presidency[[note]]Head of Government[[/note]] (Arriaga cabinet)
->'''Ideology:''' Aristocratic Conservatism[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]
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* TheDragon: Rapazote is Arriaga's second-in-command, preferring to work from the periphery to support his regime. In the Portugal factions teaser, he even starts overshadowing the Ministry of the Interior and using his newfound power to wipe out dissidents on behalf of Arriaga.
* OpenSecret: Rapazote is the one directly cracking down on Arriaga's opponents, but everyone knows that he's doing it on his boss' orders so that he can keep Arriaga's image clean.
!!''José Manuel Bettencourt Rodrigues''
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->'''Role:''' Minister of Economy[[note]]Economic Minister[[/note]] (Arriaga cabinet)
->'''Ideology:''' Military Junta[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]
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* TheAce: As said in his teased biography, Rodrigues was renowned at the military academy, becoming the most distinguished student in the General Staff class in the Iberian Army.
* BoringButPractical: In Arriaga's coup in the Portugal factions teaser, Rodrigues is no longer commanding battles, but managing the economy. It may not be glorious, but it is equally important that he reorient the economy according to the Armed Forces' needs.
!!''Guilherme Almor de Alpoim Calvão''
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->'''Role:''' Minister of Defense[[note]]Security Minister[[/note]] (Álvares cabinet)
->'''Ideology:''' Military Junta[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]
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* EvilColonialist: As a Marine and Special Forces officer, Calvão has had a long history of crushing independence movements in Portuguese Guinea, as stated in the Portugal factions teaser.
* AFatherToHisMen: As shown in the Portugal factions teaser, Calvão is widely admired by his men for being a natural-born leader, inclined to join reckless exploits at the risk of his own life.
* TyrantTakesTheHelm: In the wake of Arriaga's coup from the Portugal factions teaser, Calvão becomes the new Minister of Defense and is a far less merciful man than his predecessor. Calvão has connections to the PIDE secret police and swears to deal with Arriaga's enemies with sheer ruthlessness.
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->'''Official Name:''' Portuguese People's Republic
->'''Ideology:''' Revolutionary Front[[note]]Socialism[[/note]]
!!''Carlos Antunes''
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->'''Role:''' Head of State
->'''Ideology:''' Revolutionary Front[[note]]Socialism[[/note]]
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* CassandraTruth: As mentioned in his teased biography, Antunes defected from the PCP because he believes violence is necessary to achieve their goals. This view becomes largely validated in the Iberian Wars and many who once criticized him start changing their tune.
* RebelLeader: Antunes, believing that revolution mandates violence against dictatorships, leads a Portuguese rebel group that actively tries to destabilize the Iberian government. In the Portugal factions teaser, he leads a front of leftists groups to take over Portugal.
* StartMyOwn: Frustrated by the inaction of the PCP's leadership, Antunes broke from the party in the mid-1960's to form the Brigadas Revolucionárias and the Partido Revolucionário do Proletariado, an organization that violently resists the Iberian State and is seen in the Portugal factions teaser.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Despite defecting from the PCP in the Portugal factions teaser, Antunes still cooperates with them in the Iberian Wars, as he leads a front including the PRP and other small socialist parties.
!!''Álvaro Cunhal''
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->'''Role:''' Second Secretary of the FAP[[note]]Head of Government[[/note]] (Antunes cabinet)
->'''Ideology:''' Bolshevism[[note]]Communism[[/note]]
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* NumberTwo: Cunhal is the Secretary General of the PCP and Antunes' second-in-command in the Portugal factions teaser.
* ReconcileTheBitterFoes: One of Cunhal's duties in the Portugal factions teaser is to keep the socialist front united, avoiding the same factionalism that led to the Soviet Union's downfall.
!!''Pedro dos Santos Soares''
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->'''Role:''' Minister of Foreign Affairs[[note]]Foreign Minister[[/note]] (Antunes cabinet)
->'''Ideology:''' Bolshevism[[note]]Communism[[/note]]
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* BeneathTheMask: Publicly, he's professed that the PCP are leading the socialist revolution. However, the Portugal factions teaser also shows him becoming more sympathetic to the PRP's talking points, having witnessed so many worker movements get suppressed around the globe.
* TheFace: As mentioned in his teased biography, Soares has served as a representative for the PCP, working with socialist movements across Latin America and serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs in Antunes' administration.
!!''Joaquim Gomes dos Santos''
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->'''Role:''' Minister of Economy[[note]]Economic Minister[[/note]] (Antunes cabinet)
->'''Ideology:''' Bolshevism[[note]]Communism[[/note]]
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* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: Though dismayed by the defeat of many socialist movements during the Second World War, Santos took great interest in Stalin's governance of Western Siberia and his focus on industrialization. When a socialist revolution breaks out in the Portugal factions teaser, Santos hopes to replicate those policies and turn Portugal into an economic juggernaut.
!!''Jaime dos Santos Serra''
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->'''Role:''' Minister of Defense[[note]]Security Minister[[/note]] (Antunes cabinet)
->'''Ideology:''' Bolshevism[[note]]Communism[[/note]]
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* TheChessmaster: As shown in the Portugal factions teaser, Serra manages a web of pro-communist militias in the Iberian Wars, which no one in the party can fully comprehend. Serra's long-term goal is to mold these militias into a People's Army.
* ItsPersonal: When he was just a teenager, Serra was imprisoned and tortured for distributing socialist newspapers. Having been victimized for his beliefs, Serra now advocates that violence is necessary to carry out the socialist revolution.
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[[folder:Military Region of Guinea-Bissau]]
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->'''Official Name:''' Military Region of Guinea-Bissau
->'''Ideology:''' Military Junta[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]
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* LastStand: The Portuguese garrison in Guinea-Bissau is cut off from their superiors in the Portugal factions teaser. With the nationalist partisans take up arms against them and the rest of the world eyeing a potential seizure of the land, the colony's chances of survival are unlikely, but their soldiers will fight to the last man to protect the empire.
* LetNoCrisisGoToWaste: In the Portugal factions teaser, the anti-colonialist movements in Guinea-Bissau recognize Portugal's vulnerability in the Iberian Wars and amplify their attacks on the remaining Portuguese soldiers.
!!''António de Spínola''
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->'''Role:''' Head of State
->'''Ideology:''' Military Junta[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]
See his character folder above.
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[[folder:Atlantic Naval Command]]
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->'''Official Name:''' Atlantic Naval Command
->'''Ideology:''' Interim Government[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]
!!''Fernando de Quintanilha''
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->'''Role:''' Head of State
->'''Ideology:''' Interim Government[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]
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* ChoosingNeutrality: While personally sympathetic to the Estado Novo in the Portugal factions teaser, he does not intervene in the Portuguese Civil and only wants to preserve Portugal's Atlantic territories, until the conflict is over.
* TheDeterminator: Quintanilha is in a tough spot in the Portugal factions teaser. The OFN supporting him are ramping up their demands, the nationalists are growing in influence, and the fears of a communist takeover in Portugal are intensifying every day. Despite this, Quintanilha will not surrender and do what he can for his country.
* YouAreInCommandNow: Quintanilha is a senior Naval officer who was promoted to Chief of the Atlantic Naval Command for his support for Salazar and high reputation. Thus, in the Portugal factions teaser, he is entrusted to secure Portugal's Atlantic possessions and protect them for as long as the country is occupied in a civil war.
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->'''Official Name:''' Kingdom of Portugal
->'''Ruling Party:''' GPEN
->'''Ideology:''' Interim Government[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]
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* AllohistoricalAllusion: The circumstances behind the monarchists' renewed struggle, including where they're based from, are [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarchy_of_the_North an almost exact mirror]] to the real life ''Monarquia do Norte'' in 1919.
* BackFromTheDead: In the Iberian Wars rework teaser, the Kingdom is a revival and proclaimed successor to the ''Monarquia do Norte'' that perished decades ago.
!!''Jaime Álvares Pereira de Melo''
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->'''Role:''' King[[note]]Head of State[[/note]]
->'''Party:''' GPEN
->'''Ideology:''' Provisional Government[[note]]Paternalism[[/note]]
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* BewareTheQuietOnes: For a king who hates leading, his teased biography states that he's surprisingly effective at it, using charisma and speeches to rally his supporters behind him.
* {{Cincinnatus}}: In spite of being put in the forefront during the Iberian Wars, his teased biography hints that he can give up the political clout he's developed and reinstate a stable democracy through a constitutional monarchy.
* OfferedTheCrown: According to his teased biography, he was approached by Fernando Santos Costa for the position of King of Portugal after Salazar's death, due to his lack of interest in politics.
* PuppetKing: When Arriaga coups the government in the Portugal factions teaser, Álvares loses most of his power and is reduced to a figurehead, until Arriaga can abolish the monarchy.
* ReluctantRuler: In the Iberian Wars rework teaser, Jaime enjoys the lavish lifestyle of his royal status, but he doesn't like actually ruling. After Salazar's death, he has to be coaxed into becoming King by his mother and Fernando Santos Costa. And unfortunately for him, there are a number of people who want him to be more than a figurehead and rule as a more powerful monarch.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: While he doesn't like leading, Jaime nonetheless takes his duties seriously enough that his efforts can rebuild support for the monarchy.
* WhatsUpKingDude: From his teased biography, the King is projected to the forefront of politics, meeting people and walking with soldiers in his old uniform.
!!''Francisco Sousa Tavares''
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->'''Role:''' President of the Council of Ministers[[note]]Head of Government[[/note]] (Álvares cabinet)
->'''Ideology:''' Christian Liberalism[[note]]Liberalism[[/note]]
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* CassandraTruth: According to his teased biography, Tavares always held that Salazar's authoritarianism and the bloated nature of Iberia would prove disastrous, a view that can be vindicated when the Iberian Wars break out.
* TokenGoodTeammate: Tavares believes in a democratic Portuguese monarchy and stands out as its sole representative in the Portugal factions teaser, as the rest of the cabinet is filled with absolutists. His appointment as President of the Council of Ministers was a plot to appeal to the democratic monarchists and Tavares is well aware of this, but he plays along so that he can advance his goals.
!!''João Pinto da Costa Leite''
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->'''Role:''' Minister of Foreign Affairs[[note]]Foreign Minister[[/note]] (Álvares and Arriaga cabinet)
->'''Ideology:''' Aristocratic Conservatism[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]
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* TheFace: He hails from and is well connected to the Portuguese aristocracy, utilizing these connections to draw support and allies for the Kingdom of Portugal, in the Portugal factions teaser.
* HowTheMightyHaveFallen: {{Downplayed}} in Arriaga's coup scenario from the Portugal factions teaser. As a leading monarchist in the Estado Novo, Costa Leite loses a lot of prestige after Arriaga restrains the King's power. However, Costa Leite is kept around because Arriaga, giving him some position to try separating the monarchy from his nominal boss.
* OldFriend: Costa Leite was a thesis mentor to Salazar when they were at a university, where the two befriended each other as fellow nationalists and anti-communists. Even years afterward, Costa Leite vows to carry on his legacy in the Portugal factions teaser.
* TakingUpTheMantle: As mentioned in the Portugal factions teaser, he was a longtime associate of Salazar and represents a continuation of the Estado Novo's ideals, albeit in a monarchist form.
!!''José Frederico Ulrich''
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->'''Role:''' Minister of Economy[[note]]Economic Minister[[/note]] (Álvares cabinet)
->'''Ideology:''' Aristocratic Conservatism[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]
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* MorallyBankruptBanker: From the Portugal factions teaser, Ulrich and his family have been involved in banking for generations and fostered significant financial ties. Combined with his aristocratic background, Ulrich uses his resources to propagate Salzar's regime.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: As shown in his teased biography, Ulrich has a tense relationship with Costa Leite, due to the latter's opposing corporatist beliefs. Ulrich worries that Costa Leite could take his position and forever change the course of Portugal's economy.
!!''Fernando dos Santos Costa''
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->'''Role:''' Minister of Defense[[note]]Security Minister[[/note]] (Álvares cabinet)
->'''Ideology:''' Aristocratic Conservatism[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]
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* TheCoup: According to the Portugal factions teaser, Costa led the coup against Caetano to restore the monarchy, leading to the Portuguese Civil War.
* TheDreaded: Costa is widely considered one of the most dangerous people in Portugal, since he was a long-time ally of Salazar in the military. In the Portugal factions teaser, he orchestrates the coup to try reestablishing the monarchy and directly commands the military to realize that vision by force.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: As said in his teased biography, Costa was pushed out of the Estado Novo during Salazar's reign because his politics leaned even further right than Salazar's and thus made him a pariah. However, Costa comes back into the spotlight during the Iberian Wars and vows to restore the Kingdom of Portugal.
!!''Kaúlza de Arriaga''
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->'''Role:''' Prime Minister[[note]]Head of State[[/note]]
->'''Ideology:''' Military Junta[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]
See his entry in the Government of National Salvation folder.
!!''Antonio Gonçalves Rapazote''
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->'''Role:''' Minister of the Presidency[[note]]Head of Government[[/note]] (Arriaga cabinet)
->'''Ideology:''' Aristocratic Conservatism[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]
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* TheDragon: Rapazote is Arriaga's second-in-command, preferring to work from the periphery to support his regime. In the Portugal factions teaser, he even starts overshadowing the Ministry of the Interior and using his newfound power to wipe out dissidents on behalf of Arriaga.
* OpenSecret: Rapazote is the one directly cracking down on Arriaga's opponents, but everyone knows that he's doing it on his boss' orders so that he can keep Arriaga's image clean.
!!''José Manuel Bettencourt Rodrigues''
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->'''Role:''' Minister of Economy[[note]]Economic Minister[[/note]] (Arriaga cabinet)
->'''Ideology:''' Military Junta[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]
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* TheAce: As said in his teased biography, Rodrigues was renowned at the military academy, becoming the most distinguished student in the General Staff class in the Iberian Army.
* BoringButPractical: In Arriaga's coup in the Portugal factions teaser, Rodrigues is no longer commanding battles, but managing the economy. It may not be glorious, but it is equally important that he reorient the economy according to the Armed Forces' needs.
!!''Guilherme Almor de Alpoim Calvão''
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->'''Role:''' Minister of Defense[[note]]Security Minister[[/note]] (Álvares cabinet)
->'''Ideology:''' Military Junta[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]
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* EvilColonialist: As a Marine and Special Forces officer, Calvão has had a long history of crushing independence movements in Portuguese Guinea, as stated in the Portugal factions teaser.
* AFatherToHisMen: As shown in the Portugal factions teaser, Calvão is widely admired by his men for being a natural-born leader, inclined to join reckless exploits at the risk of his own life.
* TyrantTakesTheHelm: In the wake of Arriaga's coup from the Portugal factions teaser, Calvão becomes the new Minister of Defense and is a far less merciful man than his predecessor. Calvão has connections to the PIDE secret police and swears to deal with Arriaga's enemies with sheer ruthlessness.
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[[folder:Portuguese People's Republic]]
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->'''Official Name:''' Portuguese People's Republic
->'''Ideology:''' Revolutionary Front[[note]]Socialism[[/note]]
!!''Carlos Antunes''
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->'''Role:''' Head of State
->'''Ideology:''' Revolutionary Front[[note]]Socialism[[/note]]
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* CassandraTruth: As mentioned in his teased biography, Antunes defected from the PCP because he believes violence is necessary to achieve their goals. This view becomes largely validated in the Iberian Wars and many who once criticized him start changing their tune.
* RebelLeader: Antunes, believing that revolution mandates violence against dictatorships, leads a Portuguese rebel group that actively tries to destabilize the Iberian government. In the Portugal factions teaser, he leads a front of leftists groups to take over Portugal.
* StartMyOwn: Frustrated by the inaction of the PCP's leadership, Antunes broke from the party in the mid-1960's to form the Brigadas Revolucionárias and the Partido Revolucionário do Proletariado, an organization that violently resists the Iberian State and is seen in the Portugal factions teaser.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Despite defecting from the PCP in the Portugal factions teaser, Antunes still cooperates with them in the Iberian Wars, as he leads a front including the PRP and other small socialist parties.
!!''Álvaro Cunhal''
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->'''Role:''' Second Secretary of the FAP[[note]]Head of Government[[/note]] (Antunes cabinet)
->'''Ideology:''' Bolshevism[[note]]Communism[[/note]]
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* NumberTwo: Cunhal is the Secretary General of the PCP and Antunes' second-in-command in the Portugal factions teaser.
* ReconcileTheBitterFoes: One of Cunhal's duties in the Portugal factions teaser is to keep the socialist front united, avoiding the same factionalism that led to the Soviet Union's downfall.
!!''Pedro dos Santos Soares''
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->'''Role:''' Minister of Foreign Affairs[[note]]Foreign Minister[[/note]] (Antunes cabinet)
->'''Ideology:''' Bolshevism[[note]]Communism[[/note]]
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* BeneathTheMask: Publicly, he's professed that the PCP are leading the socialist revolution. However, the Portugal factions teaser also shows him becoming more sympathetic to the PRP's talking points, having witnessed so many worker movements get suppressed around the globe.
* TheFace: As mentioned in his teased biography, Soares has served as a representative for the PCP, working with socialist movements across Latin America and serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs in Antunes' administration.
!!''Joaquim Gomes dos Santos''
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->'''Role:''' Minister of Economy[[note]]Economic Minister[[/note]] (Antunes cabinet)
->'''Ideology:''' Bolshevism[[note]]Communism[[/note]]
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* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: Though dismayed by the defeat of many socialist movements during the Second World War, Santos took great interest in Stalin's governance of Western Siberia and his focus on industrialization. When a socialist revolution breaks out in the Portugal factions teaser, Santos hopes to replicate those policies and turn Portugal into an economic juggernaut.
!!''Jaime dos Santos Serra''
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->'''Role:''' Minister of Defense[[note]]Security Minister[[/note]] (Antunes cabinet)
->'''Ideology:''' Bolshevism[[note]]Communism[[/note]]
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* TheChessmaster: As shown in the Portugal factions teaser, Serra manages a web of pro-communist militias in the Iberian Wars, which no one in the party can fully comprehend. Serra's long-term goal is to mold these militias into a People's Army.
* ItsPersonal: When he was just a teenager, Serra was imprisoned and tortured for distributing socialist newspapers. Having been victimized for his beliefs, Serra now advocates that violence is necessary to carry out the socialist revolution.
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[[folder:Military Region of Guinea-Bissau]]
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->'''Official Name:''' Military Region of Guinea-Bissau
->'''Ideology:''' Military Junta[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]
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* LastStand: The Portuguese garrison in Guinea-Bissau is cut off from their superiors in the Portugal factions teaser. With the nationalist partisans take up arms against them and the rest of the world eyeing a potential seizure of the land, the colony's chances of survival are unlikely, but their soldiers will fight to the last man to protect the empire.
* LetNoCrisisGoToWaste: In the Portugal factions teaser, the anti-colonialist movements in Guinea-Bissau recognize Portugal's vulnerability in the Iberian Wars and amplify their attacks on the remaining Portuguese soldiers.
!!''António de Spínola''
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->'''Role:''' Head of State
->'''Ideology:''' Military Junta[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]
See his character folder above.
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[[folder:Atlantic Naval Command]]
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->'''Official Name:''' Atlantic Naval Command
->'''Ideology:''' Interim Government[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]
!!''Fernando de Quintanilha''
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->'''Role:''' Head of State
->'''Ideology:''' Interim Government[[note]]Despotism[[/note]]
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* ChoosingNeutrality: While personally sympathetic to the Estado Novo in the Portugal factions teaser, he does not intervene in the Portuguese Civil and only wants to preserve Portugal's Atlantic territories, until the conflict is over.
* TheDeterminator: Quintanilha is in a tough spot in the Portugal factions teaser. The OFN supporting him are ramping up their demands, the nationalists are growing in influence, and the fears of a communist takeover in Portugal are intensifying every day. Despite this, Quintanilha will not surrender and do what he can for his country.
* YouAreInCommandNow: Quintanilha is a senior Naval officer who was promoted to Chief of the Atlantic Naval Command for his support for Salazar and high reputation. Thus, in the Portugal factions teaser, he is entrusted to secure Portugal's Atlantic possessions and protect them for as long as the country is occupied in a civil war.
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