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Salazar was, in effect, the dictator of Portugal, but he preferred a passive public and a limited state where social power remained in the hands of the Church, the army, and the big landowners. [66] Samuel Hoare, the British Ambassador in Madrid during the war, stated that Salazar detested Hitler and all his works. [67]
Overthrown. Briefly put into house arrest during the Revolution of the Reforms [200] José Antonio Páez Venezuela: President of Venezuela (1830–1835) 1849 Prisoner of war: José Gregorio Monagas Venezuela: President of Venezuela (1851–1855) 1858 March Revolution [201] Julián Castro Venezuela: President of Venezuela (1858–1859) 1859 ...
Marcos began laying the groundwork for Martial Law as soon as he became president in 1965 by increasing his influence over the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). He established close ties with specific officers, took control of the military's day-to-day operationalization [10] [11] by appointing himself concurrent defense secretary in the first thirteen months of his presidency, [12] and ...
Dr. Simpson will be examining more than 400 letters sent spontaneously to the Portuguese dictator by common citizens in the mid-1960s during the lecture ‘O Povo de Salazar’ (Salazar’s People).
Salazar had been imprisoned in Mexico since the Mexican army arrested him near Mexico City in 2012. Salazar is also known by the monikers "El Justiciero" (the vigilante), "El Pelos" (hairy) and ...
(The Center Square) – A 28-year-old man in Houston, Anas Said, has been indicted and arrested on charges he attempted to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS ...
Named originally for the 79-year-old dictator of Portugal, Prime Minister António de Oliveira Salazar, the structure would be renamed the 25 de Abril Bridge following the April 25, 1974, revolution that would overthrow the military regime.
A man allegedly punched a poll worker at an early voting site in Texas after he was asked to remove his red "MAGA" or "Trump" baseball cap, according to an incident report. Jesse Lutzenberger, 63 ...