Am I only one who wonders why Portugal didn't have retain Cape Verde and Sao Tome Principe? I understand the islands to have been uninhabited or sporadically inhabited when Portugal conquered them and the only differences between them and Madeira and the Azores seems to be distance.
>>2943453
One difference is that Madeira and the Azores were uninhabited when the Portus arrived and are still populated predominantly by Portus. On the other hand, Cabo Verde is mostly African/Mulatto and it aligned itself with independence of Guinea Bissau so they both got it in the 70s
>>2943453
>the only differences between them and Madeira and the Azores seems to be distance.
and the african population
>>2943708
yes. they wanted independence, they're african nations, they were given independence.
>>2943721
The CSA wanted Independence too. That doesn't mean they should have gotten it.