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Iberian Revolutionary Liberation Directory
Directorio Revolucionario Ibérico de Liberación
Directório Revolucionário Ibérico de Libertação
LeaderHumberto Delgado
Xosé Velo Mosquera
Dates of operation1958–1964
MotivesOverthrowing the dictatorships of Francisco Franco and António de Oliveira Salazar
Active regionsPortugal and Spain
IdeologyAntifascism
Republicanism
Notable attacksHijacking, bomb attacks, sabotages
StatusDissolved

The Iberian Revolutionary Liberation Directory (DRIL; Directorio Revolucionario Ibérico de Liberación in Spanish and Galician language or Directório Revolucionário Ibérico de Libertação in Portuguese) was an armed organization formed by Spaniards (mainly Galicians) and Portuguese opponents of the Iberian dictatorships. The organization had two general secretaries: Humberto Delgado (Portuguese) and Xosé Velo Mosquera (Galician).

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