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| VII. The Contemporary Period, 1945–2000 > B. Europe, 1945–2000 > 6. Western Europe, 1945–2000 > e. The Iberian Peninsula > 2. Portugal | ||||
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| The Encyclopedia of World History. 2001. |
| 2. Portugal | |
| 1945, Oct. 7 | |
| Premier Antonio de Oliveira Salazar permitted the formation of opposition parties. Censorship was removed on Oct. 12, and a political amnesty was granted. Yet on Oct. 14, because of immediate attacks against his government, Salazar reimposed the censorship of the press. | 1 |
| Nov. 18 | |
| The first general election in years, because of a boycott by the opposition, brought victory for the National Union Party and the paternalist regime of Premier Salazar. | 2 |
| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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