In the 1910s in Angola the colonial government transitioned from a monarchy to republican rule following a
coup d'état
A coup d'état (; French for 'stroke of state'), also known as a coup or overthrow, is a seizure and removal of a government and its powers. Typically, it is an illegal seizure of power by a political faction, politician, cult, rebel group, m ...
in October 1910. The
Portuguese First Republic
The First Portuguese Republic ( pt, Primeira República Portuguesa; officially: ''República Portuguesa'', Portuguese Republic) spans a complex 16-year period in the history of Portugal, between the end of the period of constitutional monarchy ...
, the new state, re-abolished slavery.
Slavery
Republicans overthrew King
Manuel II in 1910. Slaves in
Moçâmedes
Moçâmedes is a city in southwestern Angola, capital of Namibe Province. The city's current population is 255,000 (2014 census). Founded in 1840 by the Portuguese Angola, Portuguese colonial administration, the city was named Namibe between 198 ...
, among other cities in Angola, campaigned for abolition and manumission. In some areas slaves declared
strikes, hoping the economic slowdown would force political changes.
Carvalhal Correia Henriques Carvalhal may refer to:
* Carvalhal (Abrantes), a civil parish in the municipality of Abrantes
* Carvalhal (Barcelos), a civil parish in the municipality of Barcelos
* Carvalhal (Mêda), a civil parish in the municipality of Mêda
Mêda () is a m ...
, the new governor of Moçâmedes, supported the slaves' cause and directed labor complaints his way. The Portuguese slave owners whose businesses depended on the slaves used their political clout to lobby the Portuguese government to fire Henriques. The government complied, dismissing him in January 1912.
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Colonial governors
*José Augusto Alves Roçadas
José Augusto Alves Roçadas (Vila Real, Portugal, Vila Real, 6 April 1865 – Lisbon, 28 April 1926) was an officer of the Portuguese Army and a colonial administrator.
In 1907 troops under his command in Portuguese Angola put down a revolt by t ...
(1909 to 1910)
* Caetano Francisco Cláudio Eugénio Gonçalves (1910 to 1911)
*Manuel Maria Coelho
Antonio Manuel Maria Coelho (1857–1943) was a Portuguese military officer of the Portuguese Army and politician during the period of the Portuguese First Republic. In January 1891, he had been one of the leading revolutionaries during the Po ...
(1911 to 1912)
*José Norton de Matos
José Maria Mendes Ribeiro Norton de Matos, GCTE, GCL (March 23, 1867 in Ponte de Lima, Portugal – January 3, 1955 in Ponte de Lima) was a Portuguese general and politician.
1880s
After attending college in Braga, and attending the Escol ...
(1912 to 1915)
* António Júlio da Costa Pereira de Eça (1915 to 1916)
* Pedro Francisco Massano de Amorim (1916 to 1917)
* Jaime Alberto de Castro Morais (1917 to 1918)
* Filomeno da Câmara Melo Cabral (1918 to 1919)
* Jack Rossi (1919 to 1920)
See also
*History of Portugal
The history of Portugal can be traced from circa 400,000 years ago, when the region of present-day Portugal was inhabited by Homo heidelbergensis.
The Roman invasion in the 3rd century BC lasted several centuries, and developed the Roman provinc ...
*Portuguese West Africa
Portuguese Angola refers to Angola during the historic period when it was a territory under Portuguese rule in southwestern Africa. In the same context, it was known until 1951 as Portuguese West Africa (officially the State of West Africa).
I ...
References
Angola
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Decades in Angola
Portuguese Angola
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