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| 1935, Feb. 17 |
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| President Carmona was elected for another term. | 1 |
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| 1936, July–1939 |
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| With the outbreak of the civil war in Spain (See July 18) the Portuguese dictatorship at once sided with the Insurgents against the Republican government. Portugal became one of the main routes by which supplies reached Franco from Germany and elsewhere. This continued until in April 1937 the British government persuaded the Portuguese to permit a British border control. By that time Franco was able to get his supplies through the northern Spanish coast towns. The British were obliged to strain themselves to the utmost to uphold the traditional alliance with Portugal, the latter country having become of immense strategic importance because of its location athwart the routes from Africa to Britain and France. | 2 |
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| 1939, March 18 |
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| Portugal concluded a nonaggression pact with Fascist Spain. | 3 |
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| May 22, 26 |
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| Portugal and Britain reaffirmed their traditional alliance, Portugal thereby demonstrating the desire to stand well with both Fascist and democratic powers. | 4 |
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