Simplify the following text for a Grade 11 native English-speaking person.
Original: He founded and led the Estado Novo ( New State ) , the authoritarian , right-wing government that presided over and controlled Portugal from 1932 to 1974 .
Simplified: He started and led the Estado Novo ( `` New State '' ) , the authoritarian , right-wing government that ruled Portugal from 1932 to 1974 .