ABSTRACT

In1961-62theSalazargovernmentinitiatedsometentativereforms, themostimportantofwhichwastheabolitionofforcedlabour.The 1950ssawthefoundationofpoliticalmovementsorpartiesinvarious partsofPortugueseMricabutallneededabaseinexileandthisresultedinconsiderableinteractionwithothercountries.