Word: azorian
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...population did not begin to grow until a volcano erupted on the Azorian island of Faiail in 1957, says Joseph A. Cerqueira, a Cambridge resident who arrived from Portugal...
...heart of Cambridge's Portuguese community, which caters to an older, well-established group of immigrants from mainland Portugal and the outlying Azorian islands, has taken nearly three decades to develop...
Lopes's friend Senhorinha Pires came to Cambridge 25 years ago to escape an active volcano on the Azorian island of Faial...
...governor of the Portuguese Azores, last week warned that the islands would not accept a government that was unrepresentative of the Portuguese people. The statement was interpreted as a veiled threat that Magalhàes and the island's other military commanders may join forces with the secessionist Azorian Liberation Front (FLA) if near anarchy continues to dominate Portuguese politics. The right-wing FLA, which advocates independence for the Azores, has proved nettlesome in the past; late last month it fomented riots against Portuguese troops, closed down the radio station, and demanded a referendum on the question of independence...
Until recently, independence had been an issue for only a few malcontents. Now and then somebody would scrawl the initials F.L.A.-for Frentede Libertação Açoriana, the Azorian Liberation Front-across a road...
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