What the records say
- When
- 1954
- Kind
- Territorial change
- Where
- Portugal
- Coordinates
- 39.61° N, 8.27° W
- Process
- annexation
- Type
- Annexation (unilateral)
- Pop
- 57963
- Area km2
- 491
- Gaining
- India
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Portugal
Country in Southwestern Europe
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country in Southwestern Europe. Mainland Portugal is located on the southwestern portion of the Iberian Peninsula, and bordered by Spain to the north and east. Portugal also includes the archipelagos of Madeira and the Azores in the Atlantic Ocean. The country has a population of 11.4 million, and Lisbon, its capital, is the largest city.
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The source
- COW Territorial Change v6Correlates of War ProjectCorrelates of War: free use with citation
Nearby in time and place
- Gibalta rail accident31 Mar 1952 · Rail accident
- Eisenbahnunfall von Santa Clara-a-Velha13 Sep 1954 · Rail accident
- accidente de Cans26 Feb 1955 · Road accident
- Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications31 Oct 1958 · Treaty
- Tangier: Non-state territory → Morocco (cession)1956 · Territorial change
- Cortijo del Enjembraero massacre1 Feb 1949 · Massacre · Deaths 4
- explosion of the RFA Bedenham27 Apr 1951 · Explosion
- The Vega de Tera disaster in Spain, a flood caused by a dam collapse, nearly destroys the town of Ribadelago and kills 144 residents9 Jan 1959 · Event