I don't think that the British made much of a fuss whenever Germany acquired any of its OTL Subsaharian colonies. They mostly didn't clash with British interests and I don't think Bissau would either.
Ah didn't factor those in. Not only did they have their own Guinea on the east but they also secured Casamance from the Portuguese in the west, closing in Portuguese Guinea. They'd probably be more eager bidders.I suppose that France would be PISSED, though.
Timor is the kind of place that when Portugal gets on sale, is among the first to go. Too far, too costly and neglected.Bismarck might be more interested in getting some parts of Angola close to Southwest Africa (less likely, a bit of Mozambique) as a "compensation", or maybe Timor (that some circles in Germany had long coveted for some reason).
Ah didn't factor those in. Not only did they have their own Guinea on the east but they also secured Casamance from the Portuguese in the west, closing in Portuguese Guinea. They'd probably be more eager bidders.
Timor is the kind of place that when Portugal gets on sale, is among the first to go. Too far, too costly and neglected.
What I wan't to say is that these things could not be popular becase they had never made before..
Some "integralists" wouldn't like it but the people would get over it. The Dutch and Danish didn't riot over a strategic sale here and there... Nor was there such a big fuss in Portugal over disclaimed historic rights in say Casamance and what's now Bas-Congo.
Goa, Diu and Macau mean a lot to romantic nationalists so one would need charisma to sell so much and commit to an "Africa only" rational colonial policy. People would pout but I think they'd eventually get over it.I would like to see Portugal selling it's Indian posessions, but I doubt it possible, too important historically...![]()
Goa, Diu and Macau mean a lot to romantic nationalists so one would need charisma to sell so much and commit to an "Africa only" rational colonial policy. People would pout but I think they'd eventually get over it.
They might start selling the most isolated exclaves such as Havely and Ukusi...
Those would be painless sales but - unless there's a very specific context - such sales shouldn't yield much cash...