Timeline of Portuguese history (Second Republic)

This is a historical timeline of Portugal.
Second Republic: Dictatorial Estado Novo.
1943.
October 8, Although officially neutral during World War II, Portugal, after considerable pressure from the Allies, allowed the British the use of the ports of Horta on Faial Island and Ponta Delgada on São Miguel Island, as well as the airfields of Lajes on Terceira Island and Santana Field on São Miguel.