Kodutöö word variant 9 teema 19
This forced the Portuguese military to retreat from the land between the
Portuguese colonies of Mozambique and Angola (most of present-day Zimbabwe and
Zambia), which had been claimed by Portugal and included in its "Pink Map", which clashed
with British aspirations to create a Cape to Cairo Railway. The Portuguese territories in Africa
were Cape Verde, São Tomé and Príncipe, Portuguese Guinea, Angola, and Mozambique. The
tiny fortress of São João Baptista de Ajudá on the coast of Dahomey, was also under
Portuguese rule. In addition, the country still ruled the Asian territories of Portuguese India,
Portuguese Timor and Macau.
REPUBLIC AND TURMOIL
On 1 February 1908, the king Dom Carlos I of Portugal and his heir apparent, Prince Royal
Dom Luís Filipe, Duke of Braganza, were murdered in Lisbon. Under his rule, Portugal had
twice been declared bankrupt on 14 June 1892, and again on 10 May 1902 causing social