Domingos Augusto Alves da Costa Oliveira (; 31 July 1873,
Lisbon – 24 December 1957,
Lisbon) was a
Portuguese
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** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods
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general and politician.
He was nominated, on 21 January 1930,
Prime Minister of Portugal (President of the Council of Ministers) during the period of the
Ditadura Nacional
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(National Dictatorship) that preceded the
Estado Novo (New State). A conservative, he opposed all the attempts to restore
democracy
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, like the failed military uprising of April and May 1931 in
Madeira and the
Azores Islands
)
, motto =( en, "Rather die free than subjected in peace")
, anthem= ( en, "Anthem of the Azores")
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. The popularity and political role demonstrated by the
Finance Minister
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,
António de Oliveira Salazar
António de Oliveira Salazar (, , ; 28 April 1889 – 27 July 1970) was a Portuguese dictator who served as President of the Council of Ministers from 1932 to 1968. Having come to power under the ("National Dictatorship"), he reframed the r ...
, led him to resign on 25 June 1932, to be replaced by Salazar, who would retain the post for the following 36 years.
1873 births
1957 deaths
People from Lisbon
Portuguese military officers
Prime Ministers of Portugal
Recipients of the Order of the Tower and Sword
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