Portugal–Yugoslavia relations explained

Portugal–Yugoslavia relations were historical foreign relations between Portugal and the former Yugoslavia (Kingdom of Yugoslavia 1918-1941 and Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1945–1992). Portugal established diplomatic relations with the Kingdom of Serbia on 19 October 1917.^[1] with relations continuing with the successor Kingdom of Yugoslavia. The Portuguese recognized the government in exile of this state after the German occupation of 1941.^[2] The first Portuguese ambassador to Yugoslavia was Fernando Quartin de Oliveira Bastos who arrived in Belgrade in February 1941 with official residence in Bucharest.^[3] Relations with the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, which took power in 1945 after World War II, were only established in 1974 after the Portuguese Carnation Revolution.^{[4] [5]} This was because of Portuguese dictator António de Oliveira Salazar's strict anti-communism. Relations further soured during the Portuguese Colonial War as Yugoslavia provided military and other forms of aid to MPLA and other liberation movements fighting against Portugal.^{[6] [7]} The first permanent Portuguese embassy was opened in Belgrade in July 1977 with Alvaro Manuel Soares Guerra as ambassador.^[8]

See also

• Foreign relations of Portugal
• Foreign relations of Yugoslavia
  • Yugoslavia–European Communities relations Portugal–Serbia relations

Notes and References

1. Book: Revolutions and peace treaties, 1917-1920 . Gerhard Schulz . Methuen . 1972 . 35.
2. Book: Yugoslavia in the Second World War . Ahmet Đonlagić . Žarko Atanacković . Dušan Plenča . Međunarodna štampa--Interpress . 41 . 1967.
3. Web site: Bilateral Relations Serbia. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Portugal). 7 March 2022.
4. Book: Portuguese revolution, 1974-76 . Lester A. Sobel, Christ Hunt . Facts on File . 1976 . 0-87196-223-3 . 76.
5. Book: As Relações Jugoslavo-portuguesas (1941-1974). Yugoslav-Portuguese relations, (1941-1974). pt. Jorge Santos Carvalho. 2012. Coimbra University Press. 978-989-26-0146-5.
6. Book: Lazić, Milorad . Dallywater . Lena . Saunders . Chris . Fonseca . Helder Adegar . Comrades in Arms: Yugoslav Military Aid to Liberation Movements of Angola and Mozambique, 1961–1976 . 2019 . Southern African Liberation Movements and the Global Cold War 'East': Transnational Activism 1960–1990 . Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG . 9783110642964 .
7. “Yugoslavia's Help Was Extraordinary”: Political and Material Assistance from Belgrade to the MPLA in Its Rise to Power, 1961–1975. Jovan Čavoški. Journal of Cold War Studies. 2019. 21. 1. 125–150.
8. Web site: Países Sérvia - Titulares. List of Ambassadors to Serbia. pt. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Portugal). 7 March 2022.