António de Oliveira Salazar
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| António de Oliveira Salazar | |
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Minister for Finances
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| In office June 3, 1926 – June 19, 1926 |
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| Prime Minister | José Mendes Cabeçadas |
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| Preceded by | Armando Marques Guedes |
| Succeeded by | Filomeno Melo Cabral |
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Minister for Finances
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| In office April 28, 1928 – August 28, 1940 |
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| Prime Minister | José Vicente de Freitas (April 28, 1928–July 8, 1928) Artur Ivens Ferraz (July 8, 1928–January 21, 1930) Domingos Oliveira (January 21, 1930–July 5, 1932) Himself (July 5, 1932–August 28, 1940) |
| Preceded by | João Sinel de Cordes |
| Succeeded by | João Costa Leite |
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Minister for the Colonies
(interim) |
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| In office January 21, 1930 – July 20, 1930 |
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| Prime Minister | Domingos Oliveira |
| Preceded by | José Bacelar Bebiano |
| Succeeded by | Eduardo Augusto Marques |
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101st Prime Minister of Portugal
(47th of the Republic) (7th since the 1926 coup d'état) (1st of the Estado Novo) |
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| In office July 5, 1932 – September 25, 1968 |
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| President | António Óscar Carmona (July 5, 1932–April 18, 1951( Himself (interim) (April 18, 1951–August 9, 1951) Francisco Craveiro Lopes (August 9, 1951–August 9, 1958) Américo Thomaz (August 9, 1958–September 25, 1968) |
| Preceded by | Domingos Oliveira |
| Succeeded by | Marcello Caetano |
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Minister for Defence
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| In office July 5, 1932 – August 2, 1950 |
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| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Post created |
| Succeeded by | Santos Costa |
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Minister for War
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| In office May 11, 1936 – September 6, 1944 |
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| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Abílio Passos e Sousa |
| Succeeded by | Santos Costa |
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Minister for Defence
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| In office April 13, 1961 – December 4, 1962 |
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| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Júlio Botelho Moniz |
| Succeeded by | Gomes de Araújo |
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12th President of Portugal
(4th since the 1926 coup d'état; 2nd of the Estado Novo) |
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| In office April 18, 1951 – August 9, 1951 |
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| Preceded by | António Óscar Carmona |
| Succeeded by | Francisco Craveiro Lopes |
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| Born | April 28 1889.svg/22px-Flag_Portugal_(1830).svg.png){kind=small} Portugal Vimieiro, Santa Comba Dão |
| Died | 27 July 1970 (aged 81) Portugal Lisbon |
| Political party | Academic Centre of Christian Democracy, later National Union |
| Occupation | Regent professor of Political economy and Finances at the University of Coimbra |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
António de Oliveira Salazar was the fascist dictator of Portugal following a successful military revolution in 1926. He was the Treasury Minister between 1928 and 1932 and, Primer Minister from 1932 until 1968.
He ruled Portugal for almoust 40 years, managing to keep Portugal away from the Second World War and preventing also a Spanish invasion by keeping friends on both sides. Salazar died in 1970, and 4 years later Portugal would peacefully march to democracy.
Salazar is still loved by some of the people of Portugal today, and was voted the greatest portuguese man of all time. This was seen more as a way of showing frustration with the current political events and politicians in Portugal than actually a true devotion.
