António de Oliveira Salazar

Known for

Acting

Gender

Male

Born

April 28, 1889

Age at death

81

Died

July 27, 1970

António de Oliveira Salazar (28 April 1889 – 27 July 1970) was a Portuguese statesman who served as Prime Minister of Portugal from 1932 to 1968. He was responsible for the Estado Novo ("New State"), the corporatocratic authoritarian government that ruled Portugal until 1974.