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The First Portuguese Republic (1910-1926) and History
| Resumo: | The First Portuguese Republic (1910-1926) was the first persistent attempt to establish and keep a parlamentary democracy in Portugal. In spite of their generous intentions and ideals and the initial enthusiasm, Republicans revealed themselves unable to create a stable system. The Republic was prejudiced by the frequent public violence, the political instability, the lack of administrative continuity and the governmental impotence. With a total of fourty five governments, eight general elections and eight presidents within a period of fifteen years and eight months, the First Portuguese Republic was the parlamentary regime more instable in Western Europe. At the «Republic's arena», the personal and ideological passions clashed one another, having unchaimed some forces that prepared the field for the decisive intervention of the military in politics and for the establishment of the Dictatorship in 1926. This afflicted Republic was, after all, the prologue of the «Estado Novo» (New State), a lasting dictatorship that, at the moment of its collapse on the 25th April 1974, was the authoritarian regime of the longest duration in Western Europe. In spite of that, the First Republic left an important heritage, though frustrated and ambiguous, of plans, propositions, shy starts and not long-lasting achievements. Under some aspects the Republicans could be proud of their work and insight. Significant reforms in primary and secondary schooling were made; and one made important efforts regarding the public revenue policy, the labouring conditions and the wage policy. |
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| Autores principais: | Wheeler, Douglas L. |
| Assunto: | primeira república portuguesa instabilidade política violência política impotência governamental first Portuguese republic political instability political violence governmental impotence . |
| Ano: | 1978 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Instituição associada: | Universidade de Lisboa |
| Idioma: | português |
| Origem: | Análise Social |
| Resumo: | The First Portuguese Republic (1910-1926) was the first persistent attempt to establish and keep a parlamentary democracy in Portugal. In spite of their generous intentions and ideals and the initial enthusiasm, Republicans revealed themselves unable to create a stable system. The Republic was prejudiced by the frequent public violence, the political instability, the lack of administrative continuity and the governmental impotence. With a total of fourty five governments, eight general elections and eight presidents within a period of fifteen years and eight months, the First Portuguese Republic was the parlamentary regime more instable in Western Europe. At the «Republic's arena», the personal and ideological passions clashed one another, having unchaimed some forces that prepared the field for the decisive intervention of the military in politics and for the establishment of the Dictatorship in 1926. This afflicted Republic was, after all, the prologue of the «Estado Novo» (New State), a lasting dictatorship that, at the moment of its collapse on the 25th April 1974, was the authoritarian regime of the longest duration in Western Europe. In spite of that, the First Republic left an important heritage, though frustrated and ambiguous, of plans, propositions, shy starts and not long-lasting achievements. Under some aspects the Republicans could be proud of their work and insight. Significant reforms in primary and secondary schooling were made; and one made important efforts regarding the public revenue policy, the labouring conditions and the wage policy. |
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