''A Capital'' (meaning ''The Capital ity' in English) was a

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published in Lisbon, Portugal, between 1968 and 2005.

History and profile

''A Capital'' was first published on 21 February 1968. The paper was established as a result of the editorial conflicts in the daily newspaper ''

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''. ''A Capital'' had a

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stance. Before the Carnation revolution the paper was owned by different companies, including the Banco Espírito e Comercial de Lisboa, CUF,

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and Sorel. The paper was nationalized following the revolution. ''A Capital'' was purchased by

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in 2001. ''A Capital'' ceased publication on 30 July 2005.

References

1968 establishments in Portugal 2005 disestablishments in Portugal Defunct newspapers published in Portugal Newspapers published in Lisbon Portuguese-language newspapers Publications established in 1968 Publications disestablished in 2005 {{Portugal-newspaper-stub