After the liberation of Goa in 1961, the Salazar regime retaliated in
Mozambique by detaining around 12,000 Indians, considered "enemy
foreigners," interning them in concentration camps and forcing them to
renounce their nationality to be released and, often, expelled, losing
property, as a form of pressure and retaliation for the loss of Goa.
The day after the liberation of Goa, some Portuguese colonizer from
Mozambique went to the area where the Indians lived and destroyed the
shop windows of Hindus and even Goan Christians. In schools, students
of Indian ethnicity – Gujaratis and Goans – were insulted and assaulted.
RTP has not yet made any documentary about the Indian citizens,
Gujaratis and some Shiks, residing in Mozambique. The colonial
government confiscated their houses and shops, and it was reported
that agents of the PIDE (Salazar's secret police) kept the contents of
the shops and houses. Cars and gold passed into their hands.
Even so, I know some Goans who do not criticize the Salazar regime.
Alberto
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Data: Sun, 18 Jan 2026 18:50:37 +0000 (UTC)
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Assunto: Re: [GRN] Goa (India) - 1969 - Prisoners of War - POWs
Para:
Roland Francis
It is possible that, if RTP Internacional broadcast the same
documentary, it has English translation.
The subject revolves around the beginning of the colonial collapse
that Salazar suffered in 1961 in India, which subsequently led to
the colonial war in Africa with tragic consequences for the
Portuguese people, both in terms of loss of human lives and
long-term economic backwardness.
The phrases heard from each participant are these:
Salazar was crazy to ask us to fight to the death…They were well
settled in Lisbon and we were suffering far away…we became thin…our
families in Portugal thought we were all dead…the Indians didn't
want to kill us…the Indians advanced quickly…I was amazed by the
discipline of the Indian soldiers…after the defeat our generals
didn't have the courage to criticize the regime…
On Wednesday, January 14, 2026 at 10:43:48 AM GMT, Roland Francis
<[email protected]> wrote:
Wish there was an English translation.
Roland Francis
416-453-3371
On Tue, Jan 13, 2026 at 8:17 AM 'Pedro Mascarenhas' via
Goa-Research-Net <[email protected]> wrote:
https://www.rtp.pt/play/p11840/e695229/prisioneiros-de-guerra
Documentary from Portuguese television - RTP Africa - for African
viewers, broadcast on 10/01/2026 without filters or censorship. The
importance of Portuguese democracy and freedom of expression.
Former Portuguese soldiers imprisoned by the Indian Army on the day
of the liberation war on December 19, 1961, recount their
grievances, humiliations, and fears experienced in the detention
camps.
They, soldiers, sergeants and officers, were received in Lisbon
almost 6 months later as traitors and cowards.
Currently, they are elderly, in their 70s and 80s.
The movie features some previously unreleased photos.
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