The Portuguese president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa in a speech on Portugal’s Independence Day commemorated the contribution of Roma who fought for Portugal’s independence. Bruno Gonçalves, the vice president of the Roma organisation “Letras Nómadas” said that “for the first time in five centuries someone has had the courage to remember that the Portuguese are also Roma, who fought, who were also in historical records that often do not appear in textbooks or educational programmes”.

• Roma association thanks Marcelo for Bank Holiday speech. In: Portugal resident. 02.12.2022. https://www.portugalresident.com/roma-association-thanks-marcelo-for-bank-holiday-speech/

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