António de Oliveira Salazar

Acting - Born Apr 28, 1889 - Died Jul 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.