António de Oliveira Salazar

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António de Oliveira Salazar was the authoritarian Portuguese statesman who ruled as prime minister from 1932 to 1968, establishing and leading the Estado Novo regime.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman Catholic
dictator
economist
human
politician
prime minister
statesman
birthDate 1889-04-28
birthPlace Vimieiro, Santa Comba Dão, Portugal
causeOfDeath stroke
countryOfCitizenship Portugal
deathDate 1970-07-27
deathPlace Lisbon, Portugal
educatedAt University of Coimbra
familyName Oliveira Salazar
fieldOfStudy law
founded Estado Novo regime
fullName António de Oliveira Salazar
givenName António
governmentForm authoritarian regime
headOfGovernment Portugal
ideology anti-communism
authoritarianism
conservatism
corporatism
nationalism
implementedPolicy banning of opposition parties
censorship of the press
colonial retention policy in Africa
corporatist constitution of 1933
political police (PIDE) repression
language Portuguese
maintainedStance neutrality during World War II
notableFor establishing the Estado Novo in Portugal
long-term authoritarian rule in Portugal
notableWork Estado Novo regime
occupation economist
politician
university professor
officeEnd 1968-09-27
officeStart 1932-07-05
participatedIn Portuguese politics during the interwar period
politicalMovement Estado Novo
positionHeld Minister of Finance of Portugal
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Portugal
Minister of War of Portugal
Prime Minister of Portugal
precededBy Domingos Oliveira
religion Roman Catholicism
successor Marcelo Caetano


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