Caetano Becomes Premier of Portugal
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Government and Politics
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, Spanish/Portuguese History
- Geographical Location: Portugal
- Date: September 27, 1968
Article abstract: Caetano becomes premier of Portugal after being appointed by President Américo Tomás to succeed António de Oliveira Salazar’s forty-year conservative regime.
Summary of Event
Marcelo José de Neves Alves Caetano was born in Lisbon on August 17, 1906, into a middle-class family. He attended law school at the University of Lisbon. While there he became involved with the right-wing group, the Integralists, whose ultraconservative views were based on the monarchy and the theories of the French writer Charles Maurras. Caetano obtained...
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