PORTUGAL PRIME MINISTER ANTONIO DE OLIVEIRA SALAZAR

Approved for Release: 2019/03/11 C06782148 PORTUGAL Antonio de Oliveira SALAZAR Prime Minister Dr. Antonio de Oliveira Salazar, the oldest-estab- lished and perhaps least-known dictator in the world, has ruled Portugal since 1928 when he became Finance Minister. Never wavering in his belief that his form of government is best for Portugal and her overseas territories (which he has never visited), he continues to espouse, with only minor alterations, the same con- servative political and financia...