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Remembering Aquino Braganca (b. 6 April 1924), who fought for freedom
of the former Portuguese colonies in Africa. An online tribute
http://aquinobraganca.wordpress.com/ (includes many historical
references, some photographs and documents)
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While Fitz De Souza is quite right in pointing out that "Goans formed the
backbone of the British Colonial Administration in East Africa", I'm afraid
I cannot agree with his observation that "they could have been more critical
of White colonialism in the dark continent". What Fitz has to remember is
that the Goans he is probably referring to were all civil servants like
myself. As such, we were not permitted to engage in politics or make any
political statements however much we may have wanted to do so. We could
not(and here I speak personally) afford the luxury of losing our jobs.
When an opportunity presented itself, here in the U.K., I made my feelings
clear in a speech delivered at Henley-on-Thames, Oxford, some years ago, and
which some of you may have read.In a further article published in the Kenya
journal, KENYA PAST & PRESENT,(a magazine of the Kenya Museum Society), I
put the Goan contribution on record.
Mervyn Maciel
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Mervyn
