Abstract
Cold War Constraints: France, West Germany and Portuguese Decolonization
Highlights
In this article, we will analyze the particular role that France and West Germany played in supporting the Portuguese resistance to decolonization
Due to the United States refusal to support the Estado Novo colonial policy in the beginning of the 1960s, Oliveira Salazar had to turn to his European Allies
The fact that both France and West Germany were willing to positively respond to this request is explained by the particular context these two countries were experiencing, in a world constrained by Cold War
Summary
We will analyze the particular role that France and West Germany played in supporting the Portuguese resistance to decolonization. Due to the United States refusal to support the Estado Novo colonial policy in the beginning of the 1960s, Oliveira Salazar had to turn to his European Allies The fact that both France and West Germany were willing to positively respond to this request is explained by the particular context these two countries were experiencing, in a world constrained by Cold War. The fact that both France and West Germany were willing to positively respond to this request is explained by the particular context these two countries were experiencing, in a world constrained by Cold War These two countries decided to support Portugal in its resistance to decolonization mainly due to reasons related with the Cold War and the importance that both Paris and Bonn attached to the particular role played by Portugal in this context. During the 1960s, these were the objectives behind the Franco-German support to the Portuguese colonial policy, which were reflected on the military cooperation and political assistance to the Estado Novo regime
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