Wednesday 11 February 2015, 6.30 – 8.00pm, TW2, room 9.04
Speakers: Dr Rui Lopes, Dr Kristina Spohr; Chair: Professor Arne Westad
Led by Nobel Peace Prize winner Willy Brandt, the West German governments of the late 1960s and early 1970s left a well-remembered mark on the history of social-democracy, European integration, and Cold War détente. By contrast, in the years leading up to the Carnation Revolution of 25 April 1974, Portugal remained Europe’s oldest authoritarian regime and, despite international condemnation, continued to wage war against liberation movements in Angola, Mozambique, and Guinea-Bissau. The awkward relationship between Bonn and Lisbon during this period, rooted in the intersection between European geopolitics and resistance to African decolonisation, is at the core of Dr. Rui Lopes’ new book, West Germany and the Portuguese Dictatorship, 1968-1974: Between Cold War and Colonialism, which will be launched at this event.
This event is free and open to all with no ticket or pre-registration required. Entry is on a first come, first served basis. For more information please email us here.
Speakers
Dr Rui Lopes is a Researcher at the Institute for Contemporary History at the Universidade Nova de Lisboa.
Dr Kristina Spohr is Associate Professor at Department of International History.
Chair
Location
Tower 2, room 9.04. LSE. Map.