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Antonio de Oliveira Salazar

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The Resume

    (April 28, 1889-July 27, 1970)
    Born in Vimiero, Portugal
    Prime Minister of Portugal (1932-68)
    Also served as Finance Minister (1928-40) and Minister for War (1936-44)

Why he might be annoying:

    He established a right-wing dictatorship.
    During the Spanish Civil War, he let weapons from Germany and Italy be sent to Franco’s Fascists through Portugal.
    He had his portrait hung alongside the cross in Portuguese elementary schools.
    He tried to hold onto Portugal’s African and Asian colonies during the Cold War, resulting in Portugal being ostracized by other nations.
    He forced General Manuel Vassalo e Silva into exile for refusing to adopt a scorched earth campaign when India conquered the Portuguese city of Goa (1961).
    In a 2007 poll, he was named worst Portuguese person of all time.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was popular early in his reign for bringing political and economic stability to the country.
    Although officially neutral during World War II, he allowed Britain to operate a naval base on Portuguese territory in the Azores.
    When he suffered a stroke and could no longer perform as Prime Minister (1968), allegedly no one in the government was willing to tell him he had been replaced.
    In a different 2007 poll, he was named the greatest Portuguese person of all time.

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 22 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 25 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 36 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 28 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 22 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 20 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 18 Votes: 94.44% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 13 Votes: 69.23% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 11 Votes: 36.36% Annoying