Brazil and 40 Years of Angolan Independence

Authors

  • Alexandre Pereira da Silva Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15175/1984-2503-20168303

Keywords:

Brazil, Africa, foreign policy, recognition

Abstract

The present work analyzes a decisive moment in Brazilian foreign policy toward Africa to have occurred from 1974 to 1975, when the continent’s Portuguese colonies became independent. Beginning with the previous historical context characterized by Juscelino Kubistchek’s government’s approaches to Africa, but placing a special emphasis on the period of Independent Foreign Policy (PEI) launched during Jânio Quadros’ government and maintained by successor João Goulart, the article analyzes the foreign policy employed by the military governments of Castelo Branco, Costa e Silva and Médici, up to the Geisel period, when Brazil came to recognize former colonies as independent states, including Angola under the leftist Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA). This recognition is granted particular attention at the end of the article, due to the controversy generated at the time and that persists in Brazilian foreign policy 40 years later.

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Author Biography

Alexandre Pereira da Silva, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE

Pós-doutor em Direito pela Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canadá.  Professor Adjunto de Direito Internacional Público da Faculdade de Direito do Recife/Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (FDR/UFPE). Atualmente é Visiting Fellow no China Institute of Boundary and Ocean Studies (CIBOS) Universidade de Wuhan, Wuhan, República Popular da China.

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Published

2016-10-03

How to Cite

Silva, A. P. da. (2016). Brazil and 40 Years of Angolan Independence. Passages: International Review of Political History and Legal Culture, 8(3), 471-488. https://doi.org/10.15175/1984-2503-20168303

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Vol. 8 - No. 3 - Setembro a Dezembro (2016)

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