Who was the last dictator of Portugal?
Who was the last dictator of Portugal?
António de Oliveira Salazar
His Excellency António de Oliveira Salazar GCTE GCSE GColIH GCIC | |
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Born | 28 April 1889 Santa Comba Dão, Portugal |
Died | 27 July 1970 (aged 81) Lisbon, Portugal |
Political party | National Union (from 1930) |
When did Portugal became a democracy?
Portugal’s 25 April 1976 constitution reflected the country’s 1974–76 move from authoritarian rule to provisional military government to a representative democracy with some initial Communist and left-wing influence.
Why did Germany not invade Portugal?
Hitler wanted an alliance with both Vichy France and Spain. Since he compromised when they requested stuff from him, neither was happy enough to become Hitler’s ally. So basically the Germans didn’t invade Spain since he considered them allies, but the allied powers didn’t either as Spain was neutral.
Why wasnt Portugal invaded in ww2?
At the start of World War II in 1939, the Portuguese Government announced on 1 September that the 550-year-old Anglo-Portuguese Alliance remained intact, but since the British did not seek Portuguese assistance, Portugal was free to remain neutral in the war and would do so.
How corrupt is Spain?
In 2011 it was rated 30th least corrupt country in the world Recently the perception worsened, as of the Transparency International’s 2017 Corruption Perception Index, the country ranks in the 42nd place out of 180 countries. Which ranks Spain with a similar corruption index as Cyprus or the Czech Republic.
Why did Spain not enter ww2?
Much of the reason for Spanish reluctance to join the war was due to Spain’s reliance on imports from the United States. Spain also was still recovering from its civil war and Franco knew his armed forces would not be able to defend the Canary Islands and Spanish Morocco from a British attack.
Did Portugal fight in WWII?