Salazar's Dictatorship in Portugal - Cold War DOCUMENTARY

Our historical documentary series on the history of the Cold War continues with a video on the post-war Portugal, as we talk about Salazar's dictatorship.

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[pierrerodrigues]

My father fought in Angola leaving behind my mom and the prospects of building a family. This period of the Portuguese history have so many details hard to explain.
Growing up I was with my father, at least one time per years, sitting across the battalion’s get together lunch. First hand listen to the old guys story’s was something that I will never forget.
My grandmother is still alive, with 97 years old, the story of the Alentejo famine, that she been thru, still take the cake for me.
She remembers the Salazar words about the WW2 . “I will save us from war, but will not save us from famine”
Well, my family made it until today.
Good video, and good effort on the Portuguese words! ❤

[aryehyehudahajzenberg]

As a Brazilian, we do not study much in school the History of Portugal so, videos like this, help fill the void !
I never learned, until now, anything about this period of the Portuguese History.
Excellent video as usual. Keep up the excellent work and may God bless you always !

[christopping]

As an 11 year travelling back from Beira in Mozambique to Rhodesia, the day Mozambique Independence was granted, it meant nothing to me at the time but was to have a huge impact on the Rhodesian Bush war. This makes everything so much clearer, 4 plus decades later. Thank you.

[Clipgatherer]

Salazar didn't leave office voluntarily. He had suffered a stroke and was eased out by Caetano, without his knowing it. He died the following year (1970).

[FrazzP]

If the Portuguese had concentrated their efforts in one place they may have pushed back the inevitable for a few years. The armed movements inside Angola (where the colonial war was the most successful) had practically been pushed to the brink of collapse since not only did they fight the Portuguese, but also among themselves. The Carnation Revolution is what won them their War of Independence.

[chrisstroh]

There is a movie, Night Train to Lisbon that got me interested in the Carnation Revolution and Portugal generally. Thank you for your videos about topics rarely or less covered in standard history classes.

[ligayamatira]

We Wish to Have a Feature episode about the Philippines under Ferdinand E. Marcos from 1965 to 1986 and Under Martial Law from 1972 to 1981

[Game_Hero]

Thank you for this outstanding episode! The quality and how it was so effectively able to give a fair but not blind view of a society I knew nothing about in multiple areas is nothing short of amazing.

[alfrancisbuada]

Ah yes one of the other dictatorships aside from Franco in the Iberian Peninsula that isn't discussed that often. Thank You, Cold War for doing a video on this topic

[Numba]

I currently know almost nothing about the history of Portugal outside of some of its exploration and colonization efforts. Thank you for this look into Portugal's modern history. I look forward to future videos on the topic!
God be with you out there everybody. ✝️ :)

[beepboop]

i worked with a bunch of Portuguese dudes and they sure had some surprising views on Salazar. lots of urban legend styled stories about his actions

[marioribeiro]

As a Portuguese, I'm very happy for this video :) but one thing... while the economy was blooming, the people were starving, miserable wages and this in the cities, while in the interior things were even worse, not to mention the high rate of illiteracy, as well as high repression by the fascist regime.

[andre]

Finally - I've been waiting for this episode for years

[Cybonator]

Interesting bit on the diplomatic relationships at the end of the regime: Portugal was in talks with Apartheid SA and Rhodesia to formalize an alliance in the region of Southern Africa with an HQ building in Pretoria. It was due to be announced but the coup changed everything when the new leaders ended the wars in Mozambique and Angola.

[shehansenanayaka]

Brilliant documentary. This is a brilliant series. We know it take lot of time and hard work to make these videos. We always appreciate your hard work and dedication towards these videos. Love and appreciation from Sri Lanka 🇱🇰🤝🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿.

[stupidminotaur]

you did not speak about the Goa people likening the Portuguese people/soldiers, which was an embarrassment to india

[lcparq]

Simple, plain and quite unbiased... Having family spread all over the five continents and being born in 1956... being old is a privilege of having experienced the "before" and the "After" fully and in the flesh... Your documentary will surely be a wise source for younger people who only have our "left-biased" history books and info. Thank you for presenting "both sides".

[tinglestingles]

I've been living in Portugal for 16 months, and these years are very raw for the older generation here. No one wants to talk about these times. The only remembrances seem to be the street names - our own street is named after a young military officer who died in Angola.

[patbrown]

Very good job on explaining the overall situation of Portugal after the war. Of course you would have to need way more time to get to the details.

[legostTrigger]

over the years I have watched this channel, the opening track has always perfectly suited the constant stress and existential dread of the cold war. each bar tells the story of the various crises and events of the era, with each increase in pitch representing the rise of tensions between various groups, and then the final decrease bringing the final detente to bring the doomsday clock those few precious minutes and hours back. All the while feeling like a constant buildup is occurring, as the sides in the Cold War continued stockpiling and strengthening for what they viewed as an inevitable final clash. Whoever picked it has a serious talent.