Estado Novo

The Estado Novo, meaning "New State," was the authoritarian corporatist regime that governed Portugal from its founding on March 19, 1933, until its dissolution on April 25, 1974. Evolving from the Ditadura Nacional, it is recognized as the Second Portuguese Republic or Salazarist Portugal. Developed by António de Oliveira Salazar, the regime was conservative, corporatist, and nationalist, opposing communism, socialism, and liberalism. It sought to perpetuate Portugal as a pluricontinental nation, maintaining its vast empire, while also pursuing economic integration with democratic nations through its membership in the Marshall Plan, OEEC, and EFTA.