Colloquium

The 25th of April in Timor-Leste: Unilateral proclamation of independence in 1975

November 29, 2023, 9h00 (GMT)

Auditorium of the Mário Soares and Maria Barroso Foundation (Lisbon) + Online

This Colloquium, part of the CES "50 Anos de Abril" initiatives and the series "The Weft of Memory: dates to count", seeks to explore the history(s) of April 25, 1974 from the perspective of East Timorese people: the memories and expectations that were built up during the transition to democracy in Portugal and their impact on the territory, particularly during the process of decolonisation of Timor-Leste between 1974 and 1975.

Coordinated by: Marisa Ramos Gonçalves (CES-UC) and Zélia Pereira (FMSMB, CES-UC, IHC-FCSH)

Organization: (Centre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra, Portugal)

Partners: FMSMB - Mário Soares and Maria Barroso Foundation, CNC - Centro Nacional Chega! (Instituto da Memória de TL), AIA-SEAS - Iberoamerican Association of Southeast Asian Studies

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This activity is held in person and via the Zoom platform, with no mandatory enrolment. However, it is limited to the number of vacancies available >  https://videoconf-colibri.zoom.us/j/95693517205 | ID: 956 9351 7205