Events
Bill for the colonies - appended to constitution 1933Hijacking of Santa Maria by Captain Henrique GalvãoMarcelo Caetano replaces Salazar as prime ministerIndia seizes GoaAfrica League active in LisbonAfrican National Party (PNA) active in Lisbon1923 - second session of 3rd Pan African Congress held in Lison1948-50 Mengsagem published1948 Angolan Committee of the PCP formed1954 Angolan Communist Party (PCA) formed1957 Angolan branch of PIDE formed1959 wave of arrests of Angolan dissidents1959-60 Portugal increased military presence in AngolaJan 1959 - anti-colonial agitation in Belgian Congo, rioting in LeopoldvilleMPLA founded in Luanda (official history)All-Africa Conference, AccraMPLA founded in Accra, established in Conakry (disputed version)Independence of CongoPost independence of Congo, up to 58 Angolan nationalist groups working out of Leopordville4 Feb - Attack on prison in LuandaMarch - violence in northern coffee-growing areasLetter to visiting US State Department calling for an end to Portuguese rule in the Kongo kingdom signed by Holden Roberto and othersPeriods
Portuguese republicEstado NovoGuinea-Bissau War of IndependenceMozambican War of Independence40s-mid 50s: flurry of small reading, discussion groups
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