Óscar Carmona
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António Óscar de Fragoso Carmona was a Portuguese army officer and politician who served as president of Portugal from 1926 until his death in 1951. Before his presidency, he served as prime minister
Official portrait, 1940
Salazar and Carmona at the commemorations of the 10th year of the 28 May 1926 coup d'état.
Estado Novo (Portugal)
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The Estado Novo was the corporatist Portuguese state installed in 1933. It evolved from the Ditadura Nacional formed after the coup d'état of 28 May 1926 against the unstable First Republic. Together,
Óscar Carmona
…Salazar as Prime Minister in 1932, and largely turned over control of the government to him. In 1933, a new constitution officially established the "Estado Novo". On paper, the new document codified the dictatorial powers Carmona had exercised since 1926. However, in practice he left most of the day-to-day work…
António de Oliveira Salazar, aged 50, in 1939
Mocidade Portuguesa (Portuguese Youth) members working in the Monsanto Forest Park, Lisbon, c. 1938
António de Oliveira Salazar in 1940
President Truman signing the North Atlantic Treaty with Portuguese ambassador Teotónio Pereira standing behind