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| | MSN Encarta - Salazar |
 | | Salazar, António de Oliveira (1889-1970), Portuguese economist and statesman, who ruled Portugal as a dictator from 1932 to 1968. |
 | | Salazar maintained his position by obtaining the support of wealthy landowners, bankers, and industrialists and by suppressing trade unions, the press, and all political opposition with the aid of his security police. |
 | | Salazar held the national economy stable, however, and under his rule Portugal enjoyed moderate prosperity although it was still poor compared to the rest of Western Europe. |
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