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Salazar, the Portuguese Army and Great War Commemoration, 1936–45

2011; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 20; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1017/s0960777311000452

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Filipe Ribeiro de Meneses,

History, Culture, and Society

Abstract António de Oliveira Salazar, dictatorial premier of Portugal from 1932 to 1968, like most conservatives of his generation, had opposed Portugal's intervention in the Great War. Once in power, and especially during his time as Minister of War (1936–44), Salazar attempted to wind down the commemoration ceremonies, which centred on 9 April. His failure to do so is very revealing of the difficult relationship between Salazar and the Portuguese army, which was the main beneficiary of these ceremonies, and which saw itself as having a privileged role within Salazar's New State.