1958 Portuguese presidential election
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The 1958 Portuguese presidential election was a pivotal and highly contested vote during the Estado Novo dictatorship, marked by General Humberto Delgado’s unprecedented opposition challenge to the regime’s long-standing authoritarian rule.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | presidential election ⓘ |
| campaignSloganOfHumbertoDelgado | “Obviamente, demito-o” ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
censorship
ⓘ
intimidation of opposition ⓘ political repression ⓘ widespread electoral fraud ⓘ |
| considered | turning point in opposition to Estado Novo ⓘ |
| country | Portugal ⓘ |
| electoralIntegrity | widely questioned ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | indirect presidential election with controlled franchise ⓘ |
| hasEndDate | 1958-06-08 ⓘ |
| hasStartDate | 1958-06-08 ⓘ |
| hasYear | 1958 ⓘ |
| headOfStateAfterElection | Américo Tomás NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfStateBeforeElection | Francisco Craveiro Lopes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldDuring | Estado Novo dictatorship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | precursor to later anti-regime movements in Portugal ⓘ |
| incumbentPrimeMinister | António de Oliveira Salazar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | growth of organized democratic opposition in Portugal ⓘ |
| language | Portuguese ⓘ |
| legalFramework | Constitution of 1933 (Portugal) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Portuguese Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainGovernmentCandidate | Américo Tomás NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainOppositionCandidate | Humberto Delgado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaEnvironment | state-controlled media ⓘ |
| nextElection | 1965 Portuguese presidential election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Humberto Delgado’s popular campaign
ⓘ
mass mobilization against the regime ⓘ strong opposition challenge to Estado Novo ⓘ |
| officeContested | President of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialResultRunnerUp | Humberto Delgado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialResultWinner | Américo Tomás NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oppositionIdeology | democratic opposition to authoritarianism ⓘ |
| oppositionSupportBase |
segments of working class
ⓘ
students and intellectuals ⓘ urban middle classes ⓘ |
| partOf | Estado Novo (Portugal) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousElection | 1951 Portuguese presidential election ⓘ |
| regimeType | authoritarian dictatorship ⓘ |
| resultedIn | increased repression against opposition ⓘ |
| supervisedBy | Estado Novo authorities ⓘ |
| supportedBy | António de Oliveira Salazar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| tookPlaceInContextOf | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfElection | national election ⓘ |
| votingRestrictions | limited and controlled electorate ⓘ |
| winner | Américo Tomás NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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