Opinion

January 9, 2023

Can tech move Spain and Portugal out of the shadow of dictatorship?

Tech unicorns are finally solving the social and economic issues that have undermined democracy in Spain and Portugal for generations


Sergio Massano

4 min read

Madrid, Spain

Under General Francisco Franco and António de Oliveira Salazar, Spain and Portugal endured two of Europe’s longest 20th-century dictatorships. Whilst memories of the secret police, censorship and poverty are fading, these regimes still cast a long shadow on both economies. 

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