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,
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
António de Oliveira Salazar
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António de Oliveira Salazar was a Portuguese dictator, academic, and economist who served as President of the Council of Ministers of Portugal from 1932 to 1968. Having come to power under the Ditadur
Formal portrait, c. 1968
Salazar's birthplace in Santa Comba Dão
A propaganda poster depicting Salazar as King Afonso I of Portugal. The motto on the shield says "Everything for the nation, nothing against the nation" and that at the foot says "Fortunate fatherland that has such sons".
Tarrafal concentration camp