Československo a revoluce v Portugalsku : (Československo-portugalské vztahy v letech 1974-1976)

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The Portuguese military coup on the 25th of April 1974 finished the longest authoritarian regime in Western Europe. The social and political development including socialist experiments and struggles about the future shape of Portugal attracted the world’s attention to the country in the years 1974-1976. At the time of the cold war both superpowers tried to promote their interests in Portugal. Czechoslovakia as a communist state and a loyal partner of the Soviet Union despite its own priorities in other parts of the world did not hesitate to support the Portuguese development towards socialism and to strengthen the position of the Portuguese Communist Party. In the short period after the military coup Czechoslovakia re-established diplomatic relations and tried to deepen economic and other contacts with this state. Its main objective was to strengthen ties between Portugal and the Eastern Bloc and to support the position of the Portuguese Communist Party as a leading force in the state. The Communist Parties' cooperation, a specific part of the Czechoslovak foreign policy during the communist regime, played an important role in the whole process of the re-establishment of the political and economic contacts with Portugal. … full description

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Main Author

Barbora Menclová, 1975-

Document Type

Articles

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Moderní dějiny. -- ISSN 1210-6860. -- Roč. 24, č. 2 (2016), s. 243-263

Subjects

20. století

revoluce

revolutions

Portugalsko

Portugal

historie > československá zahraniční politika > history > Czechoslovak foreign policy

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