Estado Novo
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The Estado Novo, meaning "New State," was a dictatorial period in Portugal from 1933 to 1974. This regime was established by Prime Minister António de Oliveira Salazar, who served for 36 years. The Estado Novo was characterized by an authoritarian, corporatist republic with a strong emphasis on order, censorship, and propaganda. Political parties were banned, and the government regulated labor relations. While Portugal remained officially neutral during World War II, it maintained close ties with Britain and later became a founding member of NATO. The regime faced challenges with decolonization in the 1950s and 1960s, leading to colonial wars in Africa. Despite economic growth in later years, the Estado Novo's suppression of freedoms ultimately led to its end.12
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António de Oliveira Salazar…Portugal the New State (Estado Novo). The National Assembly was composed solely of government supporters, and Salazar chose his own ministers, whose work he closely supervised. Political freedoms in Portugal were thus curtailed, military police repressed dissidents, and attention was concentrated on economic recovery.
Read More…Portugal the New State (Estado Novo). The National Assembly was composed solely of government supporters, and Salazar chose his own ministers, whose work he closely supervised. Political freedoms in Portugal were thus curtailed, military police repressed dissidents, and attention was concentrated on economic recovery.
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PortugalThe Salazar regime” Salazar’s New State (Estado Novo) provided for a National Assembly, with deputies elected quadrennially as a bloc, and a Corporative Chamber comprising representatives of occupations. All seats in the assembly went to government supporters; the Corporative Chamber was not established until employers’ and workers’ syndicates were formed. The…
Read More” Salazar’s New State (Estado Novo) provided for a National Assembly, with deputies elected quadrennially as a bloc, and a Corporative Chamber comprising representatives of occupations. All seats in the assembly went to government supporters; the Corporative Chamber was not established until employers’ and workers’ syndicates were formed. The…
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AngolaFrom colonial conquest to independence, 1910–75…the authoritarian New State (Estado Novo), marked the advent of modern Portuguese colonialism. The authorities stamped out slavery and undertook the systematic conquest of Angola. By 1920 all but the remote southeast of the colony was firmly under Portuguese control. Kingdoms were abolished, and the Portuguese worked directly through…
Read More…the authoritarian New State (Estado Novo), marked the advent of modern Portuguese colonialism. The authorities stamped out slavery and undertook the systematic conquest of Angola. By 1920 all but the remote southeast of the colony was firmly under Portuguese control. Kingdoms were abolished, and the Portuguese worked directly through…
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MozambiqueMozambique under the New State regime…as the “New State” (Estado Novo). Although most of the former abuses in Mozambique continued and in some cases were intensified, the New State consolidated the profit into fewer hands and promoted conditions that would favor capital accumulation by Portugal and the Portuguese over all others. While the administrative…
Read More…as the “New State” (Estado Novo). Although most of the former abuses in Mozambique continued and in some cases were intensified, the New State consolidated the profit into fewer hands and promoted conditions that would favor capital accumulation by Portugal and the Portuguese over all others. While the administrative…
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In September 1968 Salazar was incapacitated by a stroke. President Tomás invited Marcello Caetano, one of the architects of the New State, to form a government, but Salazar was never informed of this transition. On July 27, 1970, he died. Although…
Read MoreIn September 1968 Salazar was incapacitated by a stroke. President Tomás invited Marcello Caetano, one of the architects of the New State, to form a government, but Salazar was never informed of this transition. On July 27, 1970, he died. Although…
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Southern AfricaSettlers in Mozambique and Angola…inauguration of Portugal’s authoritarian “New State” in the early 1930s under António Salazar, however, immigration schemes were dropped and strict vigilance was exercised over all political and economic activity in the colonies. Consultative institutions disappeared, and grand imperial rhetoric accompanied a return to protectionism, fostering Portugal’s needs for cheap…
Read More…inauguration of Portugal’s authoritarian “New State” in the early 1930s under António Salazar, however, immigration schemes were dropped and strict vigilance was exercised over all political and economic activity in the colonies. Consultative institutions disappeared, and grand imperial rhetoric accompanied a return to protectionism, fostering Portugal’s needs for cheap…
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