António de Oliveira Salazar ruled Portugal with iron discipline, censorship, and fear. His dictatorship shaped the nation for ...

STORY: Antonio Oliveira Salazar ruled Portugal from 1932 to 1968, but the regime lasted for a further six years under successor Marcelo Caetano, only crumbling on April 25, 1974. The almost bloodless ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

LISBON (Reuters) - Thousands are expected to take to the streets to celebrate the 50th anniversary on Thursday of Portugal's "Carnation Revolution" that toppled the longest fascist dictatorship in ...

O jornalista José Pedro Castanheira alerta, no livro "Histórias da PIDE", que reúne reportagens sobre a polícia política, ...

For the first time in Portugal’s history its ruler last week visited her overseas empire. After calls at the tiny, off-Africa islands of Principe and Sao Tome, a steamer carrying Portuguese President ...