"The International Solidarity and the Struggle for Self-determination and Independence of Portuguese Colonies"

  • Data: dal 30 giugno 2016 alle 09:00 al 01 luglio 2016 alle 17:00

  • Luogo: Contemporary History Institute, New University of Lisbon, Portugal Avenida de Berna, 26 C, Edifício I&D Building, Lisbon Room: Multiusos 1, 1st Floor

The conference will present the first comprehensive and global account of the struggle for self-determination and independence of Portuguese colonies that between 1960s and 1970s benefited from an international solidarity promoted by different entities, namely governments, international organizations, and non-governmental organizations, such as churches, trade unions or political, student and women’s organizations. The solidarity was instigated by different ideological commitments across the national boundaries and aimed different goals.

Organizzato in collaborazione tra:

Centro Studi Storici e Politici su Africa e Medio Oriente - Dipartimento di Scienze Politiche e Sociali, Università di Bologna;

Instituto de História Contemporânea, Universidade Nova de Lisboa;

Centro de Estudos Internacionais, Instituto Universitário de Lisboa;

Centro de Estudos Sociais, Universidade de Coimbra