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The Guinea-Bissau War of Independence (Portuguese: Guerra de Independência da Guiné-Bissau), also known as the Bissau-Guinean War of Independence, was an armed independence conflict that took place in Portuguese Guinea from 1963 to 1974.
PAIGC forces raise the flag of Guinea-Bissau in 1974. Independence was unilaterally declared on 24 September 1973, which is now celebrated as the country's Independence Day, a public holiday. [32] The country was formally recognized as independent on 10 September 1974. [33]
After the April 1974 Carnation Revolution, Portugal granted independence to Guinea-Bissau on 10 September 1974. Luís Cabral , Amílcar Cabral's half-brother, became president. The United States recognized Guinea-Bissau's independence that day. [ 38 ]
Heroes Day: Assassination of independence leader Amilcar Cabral in 1973. [4] March 8: International Women's Day: May 1: Labour Day: August 3: Pidjiguiti Day: Massacre of 25+ striking workers in 1953. September 24: National Day: Independence from Portugal, 1974 November 14: Readjustment Movement Day: Coup led by João Bernardo Vieira, 1980 [5 ...
Guinea: Independence Day: 2 October: 1958 France Guinea-Bissau: Independence Day: 24 September: 1973 Portugal Guyana: Independence Day: 26 May: 1966 United Kingdom Haiti: Independence Day: 1 January: 1804 France Spain: Haitian Declaration of Independence. Honduras: Independence Day: 15 September: 1821 Spanish Empire: Act of Independence of ...
Since gaining independence from Portugal in 1974, Guinea-Bissau, a country of 2 million people, has endured continued political turmoil, experiencing four coups and more than a dozen attempted ...
The party was established in Bissau on 19 September 1956 as the African Party of Independence (Partido Africano da Independência), and was based on the Movement for the National Independence of Portuguese Guinea (Movimento para Independência Nacional da Guiné Portuguesa) founded in 1954 by Henri Labéry and Amílcar Cabral. [4]
Portuguese Guinea (Portuguese: Guiné Portuguesa), called the Overseas Province of Guinea from 1951 until 1972 and then State of Guinea from 1972 until 1974, was a Portuguese overseas province in West Africa from 1588 until 10 September 1974, when it gained independence as Guinea-Bissau.