Pedro Teotónio Pereira
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Pedro Teotónio Pereira was a Portuguese politician and diplomat. He played a decisive role for the Allies, in drawing Spain with Portugal into a neutral peninsular bloc during World War II.
President Truman signing the document implementing the North Atlantic Treaty at his desk in the Oval Office, with Teotonio 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 the Prime Minister of Portugal from 1932 to 1968. Having come to power under the Ditadura Nacional, he refr
Pedro Teotónio Pereira
…from 1936 to 1937. Unlike Britain, Portugal supported Franco from the outset of the civil war. In January 1938, Teotónio Pereira was appointed by António de Oliveira Salazar as the Portuguese government's Special Agent to Francisco Franco’s administration during the Spanish Civil War, gaining considerable prestige and…
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