What the records say
- When
- 23 Jan 1963 – 10 Sep 1974
- Kind
- War of independence
- Deaths
- 18,000
- Coordinates
- 11.86° N, 15.60° W
- Type
- War of independence
- Region
- Africa
- Cities
- Bissau
- Side a
- PAIGC
- Side b
- Portugal
- Alliances
- PAIGC, Portugal
Placed approximately by the source.
Guinea-Bissau War of Independence
1963–1974 armed conflict in West Africa
The Guinea-Bissau War of Independence, also known as the Bissau-Guinean War of Independence, was an armed independence conflict that took place in Portuguese Guinea from 1963 to 1974. It was fought between Portugal and the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde, an armed independence movement backed by the Soviet Union, China, Cuba, Algeria and Guinea.
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- Global Wars & Armed Conflicts, 1914–2026Kaggle compilationNo licence stated
- Wikidata: wars and rebellionsWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
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