What if Portugal Kept East Timor? #history #whatif #facts #map #portugal #shorts

11/09/2026 · Rewriting History

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This is perhaps the most realistic way that Portugal could have remained an Empire.

It all started going downhill for the Portuguese Empire in 1961 when India invaded Goa, which encouraged Mozambique and Guinea-Bissau to rebel heavily, with Angola also trying but not being as successful as the first two.

These rebellions evolved into a Colonial War that lasted for 13 years, up until 1975 when the Portuguese dictatorship was toppled.

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@rewriting-history YouTube · 27/11/2024 · 👍 438

You may have noticed that the video is automatically translated to your native language. YouTube now does this automatically and you can disable the feature if you'd like. There are some issues now, but in the future this feature will be dope

@gamerdudetm9558 YouTube · 27/11/2024 · 👍 1700

Honestly, East Timor should’ve stayed in Portugal because the invasion literally happened and it would’ve benefited them economically

@Caveira_Preta14 YouTube · 27/11/2024 · 👍 869

Portugal had Macau until 1999, they didnt Lost it after the fell off the dictatorship

@noahfraser YouTube · 27/11/2024 · 👍 335

"this is how portugal could have stayed as an empire" *proceeds to explain its utter obliteration with no hope of escape*

@idk10292 YouTube · 28/11/2024 · 👍 168

Quick correction. Portuguese dictatorship was toppled in 25 april 1974, not 1975

@blazebruno47 YouTube · 27/11/2024 · 👍 76

The revolution was in 1974 and Macau was portuguese until 1999

@bo1bo1bo1unlosode YouTube · 17/06/2025 · 👍 20

They should have focused on Cabo Verde, Guinea Bissau and São Tome e Faso. Small countries which could have benefited and the population was small enough for portuguese to go there and be a sizeable presence like the UK and France did with many islands still belonging to them

@AustralianGovernment5516 YouTube · 27/11/2024 · 👍 235

'Portuguese Nationalist!' comments incoming in 3,2,1-

@Andronikos144 YouTube · 09/03/2025 · 👍 6

The fact that Portugal was forced to give up the territories that DIDN'T want to break away after the end of the war is really mean, it's like what US did after the spanish american war.