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Portugal used to claim to be a big country

26 November 2018

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“This map is based on one produced by Henrique Galvão in 1934, supporting the imperial ambitions of the then-new Portuguese dictator Antonio Salazar.”

Angola (pop. 30m) is three and a half times the size of Germany (pop. 83m).

If you are interested in learning more about Angola and Mozambique, see here and here.

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Posted By: Ken Opalo Category: africa Tags: angola, António Costa, Antonio Salazaar, Bissau, Brazil, cape verde, Colonialism, Eduardo Ferro Rodrigues, European Decline, FRELIMO, geography, Goa, Guinea Bissau, imperialism, Jonas Savimbi, Jose Eduardo dos Santos, lisbon, Luanda, maputo, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, mozambique, MPLA, neocolonialism, Porto, Portuguese Empire, RENAMO, Samora Machel, sao tome and principe, UNITA

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