The Dictator Who Died Twice: The Incredible Story of António Salazar

He knew everything about France, but nothing about Portugal; he understood what was happening in distant Moscow, but not in his native Lisbon. He didn't realize that he was no longer running his own country - he had been removed almost two years ago, but he still didn't understand it. Antonio Salazar ruled a huge colonial empire for more than 40 years, but fell victim to his own favorite brainchild - censorship.

Italian journalist Marco Ferrari explores the history of Europe's longest dictatorship - from its beginnings in the 1930s, under Franco and Mussolini, to its decline in the 1970s, the era of the Beatles and Rolling Stones. It tells the story of the controversial figure of António Salazar, a former seminarian and provincial teacher who created a sophisticated repressive machine and tried with blood to save the empire from collapse. This is a tragic and incredible story about how dictators and dictatorships die.