Was die Aufzeichnungen sagen
- Wann
- 3. Aug. 1959
- Art
- Massaker
- Tote
- 50
- Koordinaten
- 11.85° N, 15.58° W
- Description
- historical event of Guinea-Bissau
Pidjiguiti massacre
1959 mass killing of striking workers by state police (PIDE) in Bissau, Portuguese Guinea
The Pidjiguiti massacre was an incident that took place on 3 August 1959 at the Port of Bissau's Pijiguiti docks in Bissau, Portuguese Guinea. Dock workers went on strike, seeking higher pay, but a manager called the PIDE, the Portuguese state police, who fired into the crowd, killing at least 25 people.
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