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Event war Africa

Guinea-Bissau War of Independence

1963 CE – 1974 CE

The most successful anti-colonial war against Portugal, led by the brilliant strategist Amílcar Cabral.

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1963–1974 armed conflict in West Africa

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Conflict · Africa

Guinea-Bissau War of Independence

1963 CE – 1974 CE

The most successful anti-colonial war against Portugal, led by the brilliant strategist Amílcar Cabral. The PAIGC controlled most of the countryside by the war's end, contributing to the fall of the Portuguese dictatorship.

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