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February 28: a German diplomatic note to Portugal protested that the seizure of the ships violated German treaty rights. [18] March 3: By this date Portugal had seized all German ships in Mormugão in Goa. [19] March 9: Germany declared war on Portugal. [20] The Portuguese government started to organise the participation of its troops on the ...
The First Portuguese Republic was an unstable period in the History of Portugal. In a period of 16 years (1910–1926) Portugal had 8 Presidents of the Republic, 1 Provisional Government, 45 Prime Ministers and 1 Constitutional Junta
After the 1936 arrest and execution of its founder, José Antonio Primo de Rivera, during the Spanish Civil War, the fascist Falange Española Party was allied to and ultimately came to be dominated by Generalísimo Francisco Franco, who became known as El Caudillo, the undisputed leader of the Nationalist side in the war and, after victory ...
While Hitler did not pursue this claim, many in the Nazi Party felt differently. In 1939, Mussolini and Hitler agreed on the South Tyrol Option Agreement. When Mussolini's government collapsed in 1943 and the Italian Social Republic was created, Alto Adige/South Tyrol was annexed to Nazi Greater Germany, but was restored to Italy after the war.
The wars had the same effects in Portugal as the Vietnam War in the United States, or the Afghanistan War in the Soviet Union; they were unpopular and expensive lengthy wars which were isolating Portugal diplomatically, leading many to question the continuation of the war and, by extension, the government. Although Portugal was able to maintain ...
Portugal, which only returned to democracy after the fall of a fascist dictatorship 50 years ago, had long been c Portugal's conservatives win election as far-right surges Skip to main content
Government of National Salvation: Yugoslav National Movement: 1941: 1944 Spain * Spanish State: FET y de las JONS: 1936: 1975 Portugal: Second Republic of Portugal: National Union: 1933: 1974 Greece Kingdom of Greece: 4th of August Regime: 1936: 1941 San Marino Most Serene Republic of San Marino: Sammarinese Fascist Party: 1923: 1943 Austria
The Portuguese Expeditionary Corps (CEP, Portuguese: Corpo Expedicionário Português) was the main expeditionary force from Portugal that fought in the Western Front, during World War I. Portuguese neutrality ended in 1916 after the Portuguese seizure of German merchant ships resulted in the German Empire declaring war on Portugal. The ...