74 (Independence)

74 (Independence)
© All Rights Reserved

1974 was an important year for any former portuguese colony, on the 25th of April the portuguese military staged a non-violent coup (no shots were fired), known as the carnation revolution, which overthrew the right wing dictatorial government leading to the end of the colonial wars in Angola, Mozambique, Guine Bissau and to their independence.

This image made me think about these events, not only becuse fo the 74 but also because of the wooden sculptures hanging out of the veranda on the reflection.

17h03 Friday
12, February
2010
  • love 01
  • switch zoom in/out
 
74, independence, shortmarket street, cape town, colonialism
  • Caplio GX100
    2010
  • +
  1. Rocha PREV
  2. The starter NEXT
04 Comments
 
  1. Palapala

    I liked your picture is beautiful.
    74 reminded me a whole expectation that independence would bring us, our general freedoms and, in fact a dictatorship replaces another,. That is fascism by conunismo.
    A disillusion the whole expectation. Fortunately times have changed, it is not ideal but better.

  2. Makhaya

    this photograph is important. thank you for sharing the image and the info. a luta continua.

  3. onelove

    I ilke the way you linked the image to that history, opens a different way to explore the past.

  4. NguJaz

    is that an altarpiece? it's built like the altarpieces of old
    a reflection?

Hello, Moeti.

You have to be logged in or registered to leave your mark.

hello (at) 75.co.za