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3 giorni fa · In 1960, during an inspection visit to Portuguese India and referring to a predictable start of guerrilla activities in Angola, the Under Secretary of State of the Army, Francisco da Costa Gomes, stated the necessity to reinforce the Portuguese military presence in that African territory, partly at the expense of the military presence in Goa ...
- 17–19 December 1961, (2 days)
- Indian victory
1 giorno fa · General Francisco da Costa Gomes, perhaps the most successful counterinsurgency commander, sought good relations with local civilians, and employed African units within the framework of an organized counterinsurgency plan. General António de Spínola, by contrast, appealed for a more political and psycho-social use of African soldiers.
- 4 February 1961 – 25 April 1974, (13 years, 2 months and 3 weeks)
- Portuguese overseas territories in Africa become independent.
25 apr 2024 · It inaugurated the Third Republic, whose presidents all came from the ranks of the military and the National Salvation Junta: António de Spínola (April–September 1974), Francisco da Costa Gomes (September 1974–July 1976), and António Ramalho Eanes (July 1976–March 1986).
25 apr 2024 · Spínola was forced to step down as interim president, and was succeeded by the former commander-in-chief Francisco da Costa Gomes, a member of the MFA. With Spínola’s resignation in autumn, the second phase of the revolution began .
25 apr 2024 · Five months after he was originally meant to, General Francisco da Costa Gomes, the Movement’s choice, takes over as president. The decolonisation process accelerates. On 11th March 1975, Portuguese Air Force planes and helicopters bomb and strafe the HQ of the 1st Light Artillery Regiment, a body that is staunchly loyal to the ...
25 apr 2024 · Among the exceptions were two fairly liberal generals, Francisco da Costa Gomes and Antonio Spinola, respectively Chief and Deputy Chief of General Staff of the armed forces. Spinola had written a book challenging some of the most cherished myths of the established culture, including the claim that Portugal was in Africa to “defend the West.”
25 apr 2024 · Alors que le général Spinola est écarté de ses fonctions – tout comme le chef des forces armées Francisco da Costa Gomes, qui a refusé de jurer fidélité à Caetano –, des officiers ...
