Ditadura Nacional

Portuguese Republic
República Portuguesa (Portuguese)
1926–1933
Anthem: A Portuguesa (Portuguese)
The Portuguese
The Portuguese Empire during the 20th century
The Portuguese Empire during the 20th century
CapitalLisbon
Common languagesPortuguese
Demonym(s)Portuguese
GovernmentUnitary parliamentary republic under a military dictatorship
President 
• 1926 (May–June)
José Mendes Cabeçadas
• 1926 (June–July)
Manuel Gomes da Costa
• 1926–1933
Óscar Carmona
Prime Minister 
• 1926 (May–June)
José Mendes Cabeçadas
• 1926 (June–July)
Manuel Gomes da Costa
• 1926–1928
Óscar Carmona
• 1928–1929
José Vicente de Freitas
• 1929–1930
Artur Ivens Ferraz
• 1930–1932
Domingos Oliveira
• 1932–1933
António de Oliveira Salazar
Historical eraInterwar period
29 May 1926
19 March 1933
CurrencyEscudo
Preceded by
Succeeded by
First Portuguese Republic
Estado Novo (Portugal)

The Ditadura Nacional (Portuguese pronunciation: [ditɐˈðuɾɐ nɐsiuˈnal], National Dictatorship) was the name given to the regime that governed Portugal from 1926, after the accession of General Óscar Carmona to the posts of Prime Minister and President, until 1933. The period of military dictatorship that started after the 28 May 1926 coup d'état is known as Ditadura Militar [pt] (Military Dictatorship) in Portuguese. After adopting a new constitution in 1933, the regime changed its name to Estado Novo (New State). The Ditadura Nacional, together with the Estado Novo, forms the historical period of the Portuguese Second Republic (1926–1974).