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Monumento Aos Combatentes Do Ultramar

Monument To The Overseas Combatants

Monumento Aos Combatentes Do Ultramar

Monument To The Overseas Combatants

Learn about the history behind the Monument to the Overseas Combatants in Belém.

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  • 00:00:03Monumento aos Combatentes do Ultramar Monument to Overseas Combatants
  • 00:00:06Entre 1961 e 1974, Between 1961 and 1974,
  • 00:00:10cerca de um milhão de militares portugueses combateu os movimentos de libertação about one million Portuguese military [servicemen] fought the liberation movements
  • 00:00:15das antigas colónias portuguesas em África, na Guerra do Ultramar. of the former Portuguese colonies in Africa in the Overseas War.
  • 00:00:20As forças organizadas pretendiam a independência das colónias de Angola, Guiné-Bissau e Moçambique. The organised forces wanted independence of the colonies of Angola, Guinea-Bissau and Mozambique.
  • 00:00:27E assim, durante treze anos, And so, for 13 years,
  • 00:00:29o regime português defendeu aquele que era considerado território nacional ultramarino. the Portuguese regime defended what was considered national overseas territory.
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AutoritárioAuthoritarian ColóniasColonies os cravoscarnations Golpe de estadoCoup d'état a guerrawar homenagearto pay tribute, commemorate, honour a independênciaindependence os militaressoldiers, servicemen a revoluçãorevolution os soldadosthe soldiers o territórioterritory UltramarOverseas UltramarinoOverseas
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  • Muito obrigado. A história é fascinante. Já estive em Mocambique. It is beautiful. I hope my Portuguese wasn’t too fractured.

  • Obrigado. LOL, give me the better part of a year and I’ll be able to communicate with you using Portuguese more than English, I hope. LOL!!!

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