Political History of Portugal - List of Presidents of Portugal, History of the Portuguese Communist Party, Estado Novo (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 33. Chapters: List of Presidents of Portugal, History of the Portuguese Communist Party, Estado Novo, Portuguese transition to democracy, Portuguese First Republic, 1580 Portuguese succession crisis, United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves, May 14 Revolt, Aginter Press, List of colonial heads of Portuguese Guinea, List of colonial and provincial heads of Cabinda, List of colonial heads of Bissau, Liberalism in Portugal, List of colonial heads of Cacheu, Cartista, Integralismo Lusitano, Kingdom of Northern Lusitania, Corporative Chamber, Regeneration, Capital punishment in Portugal, Third Portuguese Republic, Tarrafal camp. Excerpt: The History of the Portuguese Communist Party (Portuguese: , pronounced, or PCP), spans a period of more than 85 years, since its foundation in 1921 as the Portuguese section of the Communist International (Comintern) to the present. The Party is still an active force within Portuguese society. After its foundation, the party experienced little time as a legal party before it was forced underground after a military coup in 1926. After some years of internal reorganization, that adapted the PCP to its new clandestine condition and enlarged its base of support, the Party became a force in the opposition to the dictatorial regime led by Antonio de Oliveira Salazar, despite being brutally suppressed several times during the 48 years of resistance and having spent several years with little connection with the Comintern and the World Communist Movement. After the end of the dictatorship, with the Carnation Revolution in 1974, the party became a major political force within the new democratic regime, mainly among the working class. Despite being less influential since the fall of the Socialist bloc in eastern Europe, it still enjoys popularity in vast sectors of Portuguese society, particularly i...