Effects Of Portuguese Imperialism

The Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, of the western coast of Africa in the Gulf of Guinea, are portuguese-speaking islands discovered by the famous explorers João de Santarém and Pêro Escobar. Colonization began in the late 15th century, and early 16th century. By the late 1950’s,during the movement of newly independent countries in Africa, the São Toméans had formed the Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe (MLSTP). The MLSTP began to gain support by the 1960’s,and after the overthrow of the Caetano dictatorship, the new government began the dissolution of portuguese colonies. In November 1974, the new government, and the MLSTP met in Algiers, and began the agreement for the transfer of sovereignty. São Tomé and Príncipe gained its independence on July 12th,1975, with their first president being the MLSTP Secretary General Manuel Pinto da Costa. …show more content…
To this day, Roman Catholicism, brought by the Portuguese, dominates 80 percent of the Sao Tomeans religion. The portuguese effects caused São Tomé and Príncipe a lengthy amount of dictatorship. This lead to the lasting effects of the portuguese imperialism caused the rough and rocky uprising in the late 60’s to 70’s. Overall, the portuguese rule created an uneasy government which led to an impoverished