End of an Era

At a historic meeting in Lisbon in 1975, after many years of confrontation, the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization and the Portuguese Government found common ground on the issue of decolonization and the Portuguese territories of Africa, the change of government in Portugal and the eventual triumph of the liberations movements in the former colonies. The film concludes with a brief description of the Special Committee`s unfinished business in southern Africa.

• Categories: News & Features / Features
• Video Length: 00:17:35
• Production Date: 1 January 1975
• Asset Language: English
• Corporate Name: SPECIAL POLITICAL AND DECOLONIZATION COMMITTEE - SPDC
• Subject Topical: COLONIALISM; DECOLONIZATION
• Geographic Subject: PORTUGAL; SOUTH AFRICA
• MAMS Id: 2045178
• Parent Id: 840228

Description

The Lisbon Session of the UN Special Committee on Decolonization in June 1975 marked an historical turning point. After nearly fifteen years of confrontation, the Committee and the Portuguese Government had found common ground in the issue of decolonization
In the context of this historic session, the film "END OF AN ERA" highlights the struggle for freedom in the Portuguese territories of Africa, the change of government in Portugal and the eventual triumph of the liberation movements.
The Committee still has "unfinished business" in Southern Africa, namely the question of Southern Rhodesia and Namibia. The film briefly describes the current situation in these two areas and the international committee's determination to solve this question.

• Scripts: File; 549 END OF AN ERA SCRIPT EN APR 1976.pdf (629.3 KB); File; 549 END OF AN ERA SYNOPSIS EN APR 1976.pdf (61.18 KB)