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Aristides de Sousa Mendes, a Portuguese diplomat in Bordeaux, defied Salazar's orders during World War II by issuing visas to how many refugees?
Answer: Approximately 30,000, of whom an estimated 10,000 were Jews — Aristides de Sousa Mendes, Portugal's consul in Bordeaux, issued lifesaving visas to an estimated 30,000 refugees fleeing Nazi occupation, for which he was punished and dismissed by Salazar.
- A Approximately 10,000, mostly political dissidents
- B Approximately 5,000, exclusively Jewish refugees
- C Approximately 50,000, mostly Allied soldiers
- D Approximately 30,000, of whom an estimated 10,000 were Jews ✓
Aristides de Sousa Mendes, Portugal's consul in Bordeaux, issued lifesaving visas to an estimated 30,000 refugees fleeing Nazi occupation, for which he was punished and dismissed by Salazar.