Vasco Hogan Teves (1931) is a journalist of Portuguese Radio Television. In 1961-62 he served as its editor-in-chief. He coordinated the implementation of this documentary, which was widely distributed at the time and aimed at justifying the government’s determination and mobilising the Portuguese population, whose children were called upon to fight in this distant land.
Angola – Decisão de continuar
On February 4, 1961, armed militants attacked the prison and administration posts in Luanda, the capital of Angola; a brutal repression against black populations ensued; at the same time, the long strike of cotton workers in the east of the country was crushed, with napalm bombing. On 15 March, northern bakongos attacked properties and villages, [...]