✦ History

Part of Portuguese Colonial War

Guinea-Bissau War of Independence

January 23, 1963 – September 10, 1974 · Guinea-Bissau

Guerrilla war in which the PAIGC under Amílcar Cabral drove Portugal out of Portuguese Guinea; it declared independence in 1973 and Portugal recognised it after the Carnation Revolution.

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PAIGC

Portugal

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Guinea-Bissau
Portugal
António de Spínola military commander Francisco da Costa Gomes military commander António de Oliveira Salazar belligerent leader
Amílcar Cabral PAIGC founder and leader

Strength and losses

Civilian deaths
5,000

Battles 1

Before and after

Ended by
Algiers Accord (1974) August 26, 1974

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Guinea-Bissau War of Independence
 
Algiers Accord (1974)

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