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Sa Salazar was already Prime Minister of Portugal before 1945 and came to power after a military coup in 1922 that led to 48 year right wing dictatorship.

Drooling.... in antecipation!

Going back to an old POD I’ve already thought of using to build an alternate Portuguese TL: the siege of Badajoz by Afonso I of Portugal in 1169. In our TL D. Afonso Henriques had gone to rescue Geraldo “o sem pavor” that was surrounding the city. The Portuguese had almost succeeded in...

Who is "King Dionis" of Portugal? Do you mean King D. Diniz?

Regarding the Iberian languages: - Modern sort "Spanish" is Castillian - Many scholars consider Galician and Portuguese different dialects of the same language (galician-portuguese), since Portuguese derived from ancient Galician The first king of Portugal (Afonso I) fought a series of border...

Quoting Wikipedia: “In the 1973 Yom Kippur War, Arab forces were overwhelming Israeli forces and Prime Minister Golda Meir authorized a nuclear alert and ordered 13 atomic bombs be readied for use by missiles and aircraft. The Israeli Ambassador warned President Nixon of "very serious...

Yes another WWII WI Honestly I don’t recall this specific WI. Basically the idea is that the Germans’ immediately after the fall of France do not engage the British in OTL BOB but instead shift their efforts to knock GB out of the war by engaging them in the NA theatre. This means an AK...

Portugal vs Spain/Castille

A 9th grade essay Essay – 9th Grade Lusitanian Federal Republic or Lusitanian Federation The Lusitanian Federal Republic, or informally Lusitanian Federation, was declared on April 25th, 1974 when the old Overseas Provinces and Autonomous Regions of Portugal became State, transforming the...

Uma composição do 9º ano República Federal Lusitana ou Federação Lusitana A República Federal Lusitana, ou informalmente Federação Lusitana, foi declarada em 25 de Abril de 1974 quando as antigas Províncias Ultramarinas e Regiões Autónomas da República Portuguesa mudaram o seu estatuto...

So, this was more or less in the back burner. I lost my inspiration and let it go. Today I decided to try and re-start it from a new angle... Here's a first sample...

Some way to prevent Philip II of Spain becoming King of Portugal in 1580... No Iberian Personal Union... It would probable be good for Portugal, but also for Spain....

I - The End of the Monarchy The causes that led to the revolt of 31st January 1891 which established the Republic in Portugal, and subsequent historic course which led to the present day reality of the Portuguese Federal Republic, spread across Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania, are well known...

I - O Fim da Monarquia São sobejamente conhecidas as causas que levaram à revolta de 31 de Janeiro de 1891 que conduziu à implantação da República em Portugal e subsequente desenrolar histórico que levou à presente realidade da República Federal Portuguesa, espalhada pela Europa, África, Ásia e...

I’ve read uncountable wank TLs dedicated to the US, Spain, England, France, Germany, Russia and so on. But TL wanks dedicated to my home country, Portugal, are rare. There is a great, not complete, pre-1900 TL: “O Renascimento de um Império” by Lusitania but almost no post-1900 Portuguese TLs...

And my two cents regarding how a surviving Portuguese Monarchy would change History. Frankly I don’t see much difference here. Portugal was not an absolute monarchy, the reigns of government were in the hands of the Ministers and there was a Parliament (of sorts). The First Republic suffered...

Hi, Here’s my two cents on the subject. The question is that by 1910 Portugal’s Monarchy was completely discredited. It had lost the support of almost everybody except for some elitist noble families, the church and some part (a very small part, basically in the Navy) of the military...

Subscribed. What about Portuguese Guinea? Also, a POD that started such migration in the mid 1920's/1930's, maybe immediatly after Estado Novo was created would have a greater efect - think of all the migration that took place in those years to Brazil...

So, this is a historical survey challenge to get some names for a TL idea I’m planning to develop. And the challenge is, for those interested in answering, who was in your personal opinion the greatest historical figure of your country? Please just drop the name, country and a shot summary...

“7th June 1942: Hitler invades Lisbon and Salazar runs away to the Azores. Spring 1942. The Portuguese Consul in Athens is exiled in the island of Malta, after a hectic escape from Greece, following the German invasion in 1941. He has in his possession a secret file which includes, among...