Estado Novo (Portugal)
Corporatist Portuguese state installed in 1933, ended by the Carnation Revolution.
The Estado Novo (European Portuguese pronunciation: [(ɨ)ʃˈtaðu ˈnovu], lit. 'New State') was the corporatist Portuguese state installed in 1933. Together, the Ditadura Nacional and the Estado Novo are recognised by historians as the Second Portuguese Republic. The regime was conservative, corporatist, and nationalist in nature, opposed to communism, socialism, syndicalism, anarchism, liberalism and anti-colonialism. Its policy envisaged the perpetuation of Portugal as a pluricontinental nation under the doctrine of lusotropicalism, with Angola, Mozambique, and other Portuguese territories as extensions of Portugal itself.
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- 1933 (installed)
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- Corporatist, conservative, nationalist authoritarian state; developed by António de Oliveira Salazar; perpetuation of a pluricontinental empire
Lore & Background
Salazar's regime can be described as a syncretic and corporatist government, combining anti-liberalism, conservatism and authoritarian nationalism with social corporatism and Catholic corporatism. The basis of Salazar's regime was a platform of stability, in direct contrast to the unstable environment of the First Republic. Portugal was a founding member of NATO in 1949 and joined the UN in 1955.
Reader's Guide
The Estado Novo represents a significant period in Portuguese history, marked by long-term political stability and economic growth under an authoritarian, corporatist framework. The regime's adoption of lusotropicalism, after initial resistance, shaped its colonial policy, asserting Portugal as a multicultural, multiracial, pluricontinental nation since the 15th century.
Did You Know?
- Under the Estado Novo, Portugal's most notable sports star, Eusébio da Silva Ferreira, and the most decorated military officer, Marcelino da Mata, were both black Portuguese citizens born and raised in Portugal's African
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