1918
April, 9-10
Battle of LaLys, where the Portuguese Expedicionary Corps suffers severe casualties.
August, 31
Dom António José de Sousa Barroso, Bishop of Oporto, dies, exiled for defying the Republic.
November, 11
End of World War I.
December, 14
Sidónio Pais’ assassination.
December, 19
The Special Section of the Cheka, the external arm of the Russian Bolshevik secret service, is created. The French services (‘Second Cabinet’) have existed since 1871, the British (MI6) since 1914, and American cryptography (MI8) since 1917. The Preventive Police of the Portuguese Republic dates back to the end of 1917.
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