Europe's Forgotten Dictator



Howdy folks, sorry for the delay, but I hope it’s worth it for this video! Europe has had many dictators in the 20th century, some more well known, some less. And some, much less. And so, today we’re shedding some light on Europe’s forgotten dictator, a man who, outside his home country, is rarely ever spoken of! Enjoy!

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MUSIC:
Brejeiro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-Av_Yl25X0
Deus, Patria, Rei: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgh6Ds-1Dcc
Hino da Restauracao: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Jt4Y7e0RWo
A Portuguesa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3DH9gBMTgM

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28 thoughts on “Europe's Forgotten Dictator”

  1. Most like Europe's forgotten caring saint is more like. I never knew Portugal had a dictator before, only a republic with an unstable government that weakened the economy. I'm glad you visited Spain and Portugal because Salazar deserves to be praised for caring more about his country and people, unlike Hilter, Mussolini, and Stalin, who only managed about power, for I don't know much of European history. Still, I did know because of this video. This is a fantastic video, Josh; your research and effort into it made it worth watching and educational at the same time.

    Could you please make a future alternate history on what if the Brazillian monarchy had been restored? I would like to see a future video on that topic; and Brazil is a constitutional monarchy with Manuel II becoming Manuel I of Brazil. Anyway, this is a great video, Josh, so please keep up with the fantastic work, and I hope you get more likes and recognition you deserve!!

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  2. As a portuguese I must say, great video and you kept a lot of the details that made Estado Novo. What you forgot to mention was the poverty that Salazar created, anyone who's opinion differs from Salazar was sent to prison. History tends to repeat itself, and Portugal is in another brink of having another Estado Novo. 😓

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  3. This painted a rosy picture about the dictator and should be taken with a pinch of salt. I have discussed this with the people who lived during the time, my basic understanding is that normal people outside of the ruling class were poor and hungry. This was the experience of the masses, not the minority. Santa Comba Dao is in my locality

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  4. Some corrections:
    1- You did not mention the devastating impact the 1st world war had on the Portuguese economy and created many of the conditions that led to the coup of 1926
    2- You didn't explore how much of a mess Portuguese politics really were after the republicans took over. Governments were being formed and deposed in the space of months, sometimes even weeks. Understandably, people were quite upset with this.
    3- Nationalism played a key role in "The New State" politics, their motto was "Deus, Pátria e Família", translated to "God, Motherland, and Family". Appealing to national pride and past achievements was a common propaganda tool that was used to justify Portugal's colonial war.
    4- The money received from the Marshall Plan was minimal, and the economy certainly did not boom as you mentioned. In fact, Salazar deliberately disregarded the development of the industry as he preferred a more simple, agrarian-based, economy.
    5- "Salazar turned Portugal into a wealthy nation" is that supposed to be a joke? The majority of the population lived in poverty, with minimal to no healthcare available in most rural areas, with high cases of child mortality (the worst in Europe) and malnourishment as a result. Meanwhile, the national bank was filled with gold from Africa which was mainly used to pay for the war in Africa, which corresponded to about 20% of the state budget each year it was on.
    6. Salazar did have some disagreements with the catholic church and not all approved of his ideas. Just read a letter addressed to Salazar by the bishop of Porto, Antonio Gomes, in 1958, where he criticized much of Salazar's social and economical policies

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  5. Yeah… the music in the begginging of this video is Chorinho. It's brazilian not portuguese. Lusophone contries know about Antônio Salazar. JK Rowling lived in Portugal and she referenced him as the founder of Slithering and she based the snake language on her impressions of Portuguese from Portugal. It's muffled and filled with s sounds. Brazilian Portuguese, the superior improved version doens't sound like that though. And the outcome of the war was not because of Britain and the US. It was the URSS that did most of the dirty work.

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