Thanks for your answer.I did read it in the 1990s but at moment can’t locate it. Will keep looking. If other Portuguese have any sources they can share be great.
Thanks for your answer.I did read it in the 1990s but at moment can’t locate it. Will keep looking. If other Portuguese have any sources they can share be great.
John cann's Counterinsurency in africa. It focused on Angola, and Mozambique, but does mention briefly, Portuguese plans to protect its ethnic children abroad.I did read it in the 1990s but at moment can’t locate it. Will keep looking. If other Portuguese have any sources they can share be great.
Of the 5 plus million whites in south Africa over 500,000 were either Portuguese and of Portuguese descendance. The Portuguese in the 1980s and 1990s had developed a plan to evacuate the Portuguese from South Africa in such an eventuality of it falling to the communist.
Interesting, do you have any source for that (i don't care if it's in portuguese)?
I'm not sure if there are (or were as many as 500 000) but Portuguese South Africans make up a significant minority in SA, particularly in Johannesburg. As far as I know, they are primarily Madeiran or came here via Mozambique and Angola.
There's a stupid joke in SA: when the Jews start emigrating it's time to go, when the Portuguese go, it's too late.
EDIT: Wiki has the number of Portuguese South Africans at 300 000.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_South_African
Couldn't they use Angola as a base to attack Namibia or was UNITA and SADF too much of a barrier
Couldn't the various former Angolan, Mozambican and Zimbabwean groups advise them ?
The US didn't really care about Africa. And I don't think LBJ would be able to get much backing to send US Troops to prop up a segregationist government.A general proxy war in South Africa during the 60's instead of the one in Vietnam actually sounds like a fascinating idea - a shift in the US from SEA (possibly with an actual divergence of either Ho Chi Minh managing to wrangle a functioning united vietnam with US assistance rather than the US backing the French. We could also see a VERY different post colonial Africa starting to happen with this. This is certainly an interesting concept.
He wouldn't. The DRC is more likely to be the place where the US to intervene in Africa.I don't think LBJ would be able to get much backing to send US Troops to prop up a segregationist government.
Ok, but we were specifically talking about South Africa.He wouldn't. The DRC is more likely to be the place where the US to intervene in Africa.
Well, either would be an interesting turn of events. Congo or South Africa or hell, the Portuguese colonies.Ok, but we were specifically talking about South Africa.
Angola and Mozambique both fell into civil war.Well, either would be an interesting turn of events. Congo or South Africa or hell, the Portuguese colonies.
Well, either would be an interesting turn of events. Congo or South Africa or hell, the Portuguese colonies.
Yes the Americans felt the presence of Portuguese was detrimental to their interest and did everything in their powers to weaken the Portuguese. They figured they would be able to support the “right” people do that these countries especially Angola be in their zone of influence. HahAngola and Mozambique did both go communist in OTL.