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Timor na política externa portuguesa, 1976-1985: uma questão não prioritária

Authors :
Pedro Emanuel Mendes
Source :
Ler História, Vol 80, Pp 41-63 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Associação de Actividades Científicas, 2022.

Abstract

The birth of the Timor question is a paradigmatic case of the difficulties of the colonial legacy and the complexity of the double process of internal and international normalisation that Portugal had to manage in its democratic infancy. In this context, this article develops an analysis of the contexts, ideas and strategies of Portuguese foreign policy towards Timor between 1976 and 1985. Based on a cross-referencing of primary and secondary sources, the article identifies the fundamental ideas, strategies and contexts of the Timorese question within the formulation of Portuguese foreign policy, highlighting its main turning points. More than the presentation of facts, the article develops a comprehensive reading that intends to explain the reasons why the Timorese issue was not considered one of the priorities of Portuguese foreign policy in this period. This article is part of the special theme section on The Self-Determination of East Timor, guest-edited by Rui Graça Feijó.

Details

Language :
English, Spanish; Castilian, French, Portuguese
ISSN :
08706182 and 53441559
Volume :
80
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Ler História
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.001b0853e53441559c066cd565866d94
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.4000/lerhistoria.10184