1880-1918 History of Central Africa 1939-1974






History of Angola, 1918-1939



Portugal had become a republic in 1910 and since 1926 de facto was a rightist dictatorship, the strongman of which was ANTONIO DE OLIVEIRA SALAZAR.
Following the model of fascist Italy, the Portuguese state engaged in state-run development projects, such as the BENGUELA RAILWAY, to overcome the economic crisis. The state encouraged immigration into the colonies, where it favoured the settlers at the expense of the native population.
Diamonds were discovered; exploitation began in 1920;, diamonds were to form a major source of income for the colony.





EXTERNAL
FILES 		Library of Congress, Country Studies : Angola
History : from the origins to independence, from Netangola
Angola and Congo, from Catholic Encyclopedia; Portuguese West Africa, from Catholic Encyclopedia
DOCUMENTS
REFERENCE Shubi L. Ishemo, Forced Labour and Migration in Portuguese African Colonies, pp.162-165 in : Robin Cohen, The Cambridge Survey of World Migration, Cambridge : UP 1995, KMLA Lib.Sign. 304.809 C678c
Article : Portuguese Dependencies : Angola (Portuguese West Africa), in : Statesman's Yearbook 1919 p.1165, 1924 pp.1221-1222, 1925 pp.1229-1230, 1926 pp.1191-1192, 1928 pp.1225-1226, 1929 pp.1202-1203, 1932 pp.1221-1222, 1937 pp.1253-1254 [G]
Article : Angola, or Portuguese West Africa, in : Americana Annual 1927 p.42, 1928 p.44, 1930 p.53, 1931 p.49, 1932 p.35, 1933 p.34, 1934 pp.43-44, 1935 p.47, 1936 p.46, 1937 p.39, 1943 p.43, 1944 p.48 [G]



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