 Fighting colonial wars in Portuguese colonies had absorbed forty @-@ four percent of the overall Portuguese budget . This led to an obvious diversion of funds from necessary infrastructural developments in Portugal itself . This contributed to the growing unrest in the European nation . Portugal 's GDP growth during the colonial war period ( 1961 – 1974 ) , was strong and reached a 6 % rate ( a percentual GDP growth which were not achieved in any other comparable period after 1974 ) . 
 Fighting colonial wars in Portuguese colonies <a href='been_done' title='1'><mark>had</mark></a> absorbed forty @-@ four percent of the overall Portuguese budget . This led to an obvious diversion of funds from necessary infrastructural developments in Portugal itself . This contributed to the growing unrest in the European nation . Portugal <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'s</mark></a>GDP growth during the colonial war period ( 1961 – 1974 ) , was strong and reached a 6 % rate ( a percentual GDP growth which <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>were</mark></a> not achieved in any other comparable period after 1974 ) . 
Fightin colonial wars in Portuguese colonies done absorbed forty @-@ four percent of da overall Portuguese budget . This led to an obvious diversion of funds from necessary infrastructural developments in Portugal itself . dis contributed to the growing unrest in tdaEuropean nation . Portugal  GDP growth during thdaolonial war period ( 1961 – 1974 ) , was strong and reached a 6 % rate ( a percentual GDP growth which was not achieved in any other comparable period after 1974 ) .