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The Inauguration of the First Republic On 24 August 1911, Manuel de Arriaga assumed the office of President of the Portuguese Republic, becoming the first individual to hold the position following the establishment of the new regime. His election arrived at a pivotal moment, as the nation transitioned away from its monarchical past and sought to define the structures of a fledgling democratic stat...
Read moreOn 24 August 1931 , Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald formed a National Government in response to the severe financial instability and rising unemployment triggered by the Great Depression . Facing a critical budgetary deficit and a run on the pound, the Labour administration found itself deeply divided over proposed cuts to public expenditure, including unemployment benefits. Seeking to restore int...
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