Welcome to Portugal, 1968! António de Oliveira Salazar’s political life has reached its end after decades as the head of Portugal’s regime. That fact is known and acknowledged by everyone, except the ...

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If Americans know of António de Oliveira Salazar at all, most do so unwittingly—and thanks to “Casablanca.” Although never mentioned by name in the film, the Portuguese dictator was its hero. His ...

Portugal in election week was like a nation under siege—and, in a sense, it was. The air force was alerted. Naval patrol boats growled offshore, and ground troops earmarked for the revolt-torn African ...

Antonio de Oliveira Salazar is a shrewd, cold, and almost entirely frank dictator, and it is because of these qualities that Portuguese elections are affairs quite unlike any other political activity ...

LOWELL - Ever wondered what was going through the minds of ordinary Portuguese citizens during António de Oliveira Salazar’s regime – Europe’s longest dictatorship in the 20th century? On Wednesday, ...

Dr. Duncan Simpson will lecture on letters written by Portuguese women to dictator António de Oliveira Salazar. The letters offer insights into the relationship between citizens and authority during ...