Portugal (1940s-1950s)

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_period
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Lisbon
gptkbp:censorship strict press censorship
gptkbp:colonies gptkb:Angola
gptkb:Cape_Verde
gptkb:Goa
gptkb:Macau
gptkb:Mozambique
gptkb:Guinea-Bissau
gptkb:São_Tomé_and_Príncipe
gptkb:Timor
gptkbp:country gptkb:Portugal
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Portuguese_escudo
gptkbp:economy agrarian
underdeveloped
gptkbp:education high illiteracy rate
gptkbp:governmentType revolutionary
gptkbp:headOfState gptkb:António_de_Oliveira_Salazar
gptkb:Óscar_Carmona
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Portugal (1940s-1950s)
gptkbp:infrastructure limited industrialization
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Lisbon_World_Exposition_(1940)
gptkb:Salazar_Bridge_construction_(1950s)
Political repression
Economic stagnation
Emigration to France and Brazil
Founding member of NATO (1949)
Rural exodus
Suppression of opposition parties
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:António_de_Oliveira_Salazar
gptkb:Óscar_Carmona
gptkb:Américo_Tomás
gptkbp:officialLanguage Portuguese
gptkbp:period 1940s
1950s
gptkbp:population ~8-9 million
gptkbp:primeMinister gptkb:António_de_Oliveira_Salazar
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:secretPolice gptkb:PIDE
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Colonial_War_in_India_(Goa)
Suppression of opposition
Marshall Plan participation
Membership in NATO (1949)
World War II neutrality
gptkbp:votingSystem gptkb:Estado_Novo
gptkbp:国际关系 close ties with United Kingdom
close ties with United States
neutral in World War II
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:swimwear
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5