Portuguese trading stations within the mutapa state. This is a short history of africa excluding egypt, ethiopia and dutch and british south africa, which are the subjects of separate histories. To cover such a vast subject in the course of five lectures was clearly out of the question. From the highvelds gauteng city region to the garden route, a scenic stretch along the south east coast, well get you in touch with helpful and friendly portuguese expats in south africa. Historian jamie miller explores south africas responses to portugals carnation. Portuguese army officers in angola held the view that it would be incapable of dealing militarily with an outbreak of guerilla warfare and therefore that negotiations should begin with the. I asked him how it was being a dark white in south africa, as i was curious since northern europeans look down on the southern more tanned europeans. The paper in this book meets the minimum requirements of american national standard for information sciences permanence of paper for printed library materials, ansi 239.
The outbreak of violence in february 1961 in angola was the beginning of the end of portugal s empire in africa. Mozambique portuguese east africa was only recognised as a portuguese colony by the other european powers in 1885. The longer history of portugal s presence in africa is then considered, followed by sections on the age of the scramble for africa, the 20th century, the contested economic aspect of portugal s experience in africa, the liberation wars, and then the international response to portugal s colonial policies. George mccall theal theal, george mccall, 18371919. Portuguese mozambique originally constituted a string of portuguese possessions along the south east african coast, and later became a unified colony, which now forms. At this time began the long alliance of portugal with england.
On 25 april 1974, portugal s rightwing dictatorship finally collapsed in a bloodless coup, which became known as the carnation revolution. Witwatersrand university press, 1969, johannesburg, s. A military alliance between portugal and african states. The largest portuguese african population lives in portugal numbering over 1 million with large and important minorities living in south africa, namibia and the portuguese speaking african countries angola, cape. Reasons for the spread of portuguese influence into the zambezi valley. A selection from the traditional tales current among the people living on the eastern border of the cape colony, with copious explanatory notes 1886 html at.
History and ethnography of africa south of the zambesi, from the settlement of the portuguese at sofala in september 1505 to the conquest of the cape colony. European and african interaction from the 15th through the 18th century. Im not a portuguese sa, but i have a friend who is. The intention is to state the facts of the colonisation of south africa from a. Today small portugal is still mistress of three african territories which are the oldest european colonies or, as the portuguese insist, overseas provinces in the world, and with a little luck she may soon regain an earlier distinction of being the only colonial power in africa.
The first europeans to enter southern africa were the portuguese, who from the 15th century edged their way around the african coast in the hope of outflanking islam, finding a sea route to the riches of india, and discovering additional sources of food. The earliest known recorded history arose in ancient egypt, and later in nubia, the sahel, the maghreb and the horn of. Apartheid south africa and the collapse of the portuguese empire jamie miller november 2016. The portuguese in west africa, 14151670 brings together a collection of documents all in new english translation that illustrate aspects of the encounters between the portuguese and the peoples of north and west africa in the period from 1400 to 1650. Some people in south africa have belonged to ethnic groups present in the area for centuries or even millennia. Apartheid south africa and the collapse of the portuguese. A list with books which are about or include episodes of portuguese history score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Despite the fact that south africa has a vast portuguese community five hundred thousand people some families raise their children in english or afrikaans. Having read the comprehensive book of pakenham on how each of the countries in africa.
Following world war ii, the league of nations was dissolved in april 1946 and its successor, the united nations, instituted a trusteeship system to bring all of the former. The new cold war historyof which the cold war international history. Bibliography of portuguese colonial history 16th18th century. Southern africa from 1899 through decolonization 49 the south african war 49 the nature of colonial rule 51 the changing labour market 52 changes for afrikaners 53 growth of racism 53 basutoland, bechuanaland, and swaziland 54.
In the course of her long history in africa, portugal has. The making of a portuguese community in south africa, 19001994. At the same time, this book is not an official history, but rather a journalists perspective of military events as viewed by somebody who has made a career of reporting on overseas wars, africa s especially. Lisbons three wars in angola, mozambique and portuguese guinea 196174 by. It borders on the atlantic ocean in the west, on namibia in the northwest, on botswana and zimbabwe in the north, on mozambique and swaziland in the northeast, and on the indian ocean in the east and south. Early history 198 portuguese exploration 198 great zimbabwe 199 the british south africa company 200 economic and political development 200 selfgovernment 201 godfrey huggins, 1st viscount malvern 202 federation 202 robert mugabe 203 rhodesia and the udi 203. History of southern africa south african history online. Library of congress cataloginginpublication data a history of twentiethcentury african literatures edited by oyekan owomoyela. The history of namibia has passed through several distinct stages from being colonised in the late nineteenth century to namibias independence on 21 march 1990. Nominated for the nymas arthur goodzeit book award 20 portugals three wars in africa in angola.
Central to portugal s assertion of its unique position in africa was the longand largely uninterruptedduration of its presence in the continent. Botha was concerned that portugal was using south africa as an open checkbook. List of books and articles about portuguese colonial history online. The men and women who created, opposed, maintained, resisted, and dismantled apartheid are the subject of this book. It helps you get to the right places, quickly and efficiently. One consequence of the portuguese expeditions was contact with west africa. After 1950, portuguese angola became one of the most dynamic of africa s colonies and the largest white colony outside of algeria or south africa. During the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, portugal led the world in navigation and exploration, and they believed it was their duty to spread the catholic religion.
The history of africa begins with the emergence of hominids, archaic humans andat least 200,000 years agoanatomically modern humans homo sapiens, in east africa, and continues unbroken into the present as a patchwork of diverse and politically developing nation states. This period witnessed the diaspora of the sephardic jews, the emigration of portuguese to west africa and the islands, and the beginnings. History of africa south of the zambesi from the settlement of the portuguese at sofala in september 1505 to the conquest of the cape colony by. This ebook is a must for those looking for south african genealogy and family history on the internet. The portuguese in west africa, 14151670 the portuguese in west africa, 14151670, brings together a collection of. Take part in various expat activities to meet fellow portuguese in south africa. Portugal and africa focuses extensively on angola to cast new light on the final years of the colonial experience and its traumatic legacies. Portugal entered an era of colonial and maritime expansion. South africa, afrikaans suidafrika, officially republic of south africa, republic 2015 est. In 1517, joao da silveira commanded a fleet to chittagong, and by 1528, the portuguese had established a settlement in chittagong. South africa definition and meaning collins english. List of books and articles about portuguese history. Portuguese immigrant history in twentieth century south africa.
The portuguese empire pushed further south and proceeded to discover timor in 1512. Cooking the portuguese way in south africa jardim, mimi on. Portugal s guerrilla wars in africa represents an amalgam of these efforts. While the rest of africa was in turmoil, angola and portuguese mozambique. Discover librarianselected research resources on colonization of africa from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. George mccall theal theal, george mccall, 18371919 a wikipedia article about this author is available theal, george mccall, 18371919. Apartheid south africa and the collapse of the portuguese empire.
A military alliance between portugal and african states that few knew about two historians in ireland have uncovered evidence about an alliance between prerevolution portugal, south africa and. It was this search that led the portuguese down the coast of west africa to sierra leone in 1460. Portuguese in southeast africa, 16001700 by eric axelson witwatersrand university press. Saharan kingdomsghana, mali, benin, songhai, and kongowere well. Songs, games and story books are the tools used to further spark their interest in portuguese.
There were two main portuguese waves of immigration in south africa. The decline of the prazo system and the decline of portuguese influence in the interior. Portuguese in south africa portuguese expats in south africa. This e book is a must for those looking for south african genealogy and family history on the internet. What was life like as a portuguese south african during.
History of africa south of the zambesi from the settlement. Some of the history of these countries, however, is naturally mentioned in this history of the rest of africa but is kept to the minimum needed to make the rest comprehensible. List of books and articles about south african history. Gdi therefore decided to try to identify the five most important issues in the relations between. John founded the aviz dynasty and his reign 851433 commenced the most glorious period of portuguese history.
The portuguese appear to have been the first european visitors to encounter east africa, with the arrival of a lone traveller, pero da covilham, in c. Due to several technological and cultural advantages, portugal dominated world trade for nearly 200 years, from the fifteenth to the sixteenth century. The book a history of south africa by leonard thompson is a very good and fascinating book, it explains in vivid detail the whole entire history of south africa whether it is. East africa portuguese encounters with the world in the.
The now classic boxer 1991 chronicles the history of portuguese expansion from the 15th to the early 19th centuries in which africa plays a significant role. The annexation of southern africa 43 portugal in southern africa 45 germans in south west africa 47 chapter 3. After the first world war, the league of nations mandated south africa to administer the territory. Access to commodities such as fabrics, spices, and gold motivated a european quest for a faster means to reach south asia. European and african interaction from the 15th through the. List of books and articles about colonization of africa.
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