Portugal's Colonial Legacy Continues

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[...] Bissau has been heavily involved in the long running insurgency in neighboring Senegal's Southern province of Casamance.The concerned ethnic groups straddle the border and the cousins on the Bissau side have expended lots of blood and treasure in support of the Senegalese rebels. Since the spate of assassinations in March, Bissau political groups are trying to implement constitutional processes toward the formation of a new regime through elections.

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Portugal's Colonial Legacy Continues

DECOLONIZATION in Africa was not a happy process for Portugal. This is not surprising because there was zero preparation for the independence of Portugal's five African colonies: Angola, Mozambique, Guinea Bissau, Cape Verde and Sao Tome.

Until 1975, Portugal was ruled by a corporatist dict...

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