Lecture
Anti-war protests, transnational solidarity and the liberation of Portuguese-speaking Africa, c. 1961-1974
- Date
- Thursday 10 October 2024
- Time
- Location
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Lipsius
Cleveringaplaats 1
2311 BD Leiden - Room
- 1.47
The Peace Movements Project present: Pedro Aires Oliveira
This talk will attempt to provide an overview of the varied protests, campaigns and civic mobilizations that came about as a reaction to Portugal’s refusal to come to terms with self-determination in its colonial territories in Africa. We shall be mainly concerned with the initiatives and movements that mushroomed in several Western European countries as well as in several nations which were particularly committed to the dismantling of colonialism in the aftermath of the 1955 Bandung Conference, and well into the 1960s. We shall look at some of the most salient NGOs and networks that cooperated closely with the liberation movements of Portuguese-speaking Africa, how they were able to impact the agendas of key international organizations, as well as influence the public opinion in several countries around the world. Needless to say, we shall also be looking at the way certain Cold War realities offered both constraints and opportunities to some of these campaigns and initiatives.
For more information: please contact c.m.stolte@hum.leidenuniv.nl.