Operation Green Sea
Operation Green Sea (Portuguese: Operação Mar Verde) was an amphibious attack on Conakry, the capital of Guinea, by between 350 and 420 Portuguese soldiers and Portuguese-led Guinean fighters in November 1970. The goals of the operation included the overthrow of Ahmed Sékou Touré's government, capture of the leader of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC), Amílcar Cabral, destruction of the naval and air assets of the PAIGC and its Guinean supporters, and the rescue of Portuguese POWs held in Conakry.
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Operation Green Sea
Operation Green Sea (Portuguese: Operação Mar Verde) was an amphibious attack on Conakry, the capital of Guinea, by between 350 and 420 Portuguese soldiers and Portuguese-led Guinean fighters in November 1970. The goals of the operation included the overthrow of Ahmed Sékou Touré's government, capture of the leader of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC), Amílcar Cabral, destruction of the naval and air assets of the PAIGC and its Guinean supporters, and the rescue of Portuguese POWs held in Conakry.
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A Operação Mar Verde foi uma o ...... nhecida pelo estado Português.
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Gröna havsoperationen, eller p ...... torn Ahmed Sékou Tourés regim.
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L'Operació Mar Verda (en anglè ...... r de Guinea Ahmed Sekou Touré.
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L'operazione mare verde nel 19 ...... leader dei guerriglieri PAIGC.
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L'opération Mer Verte (en port ...... Touré et renverser son régime.
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La Operación Mar Verde de 1970 ...... de Guinea, Ahmed Sekou Touré.
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Operaco Verda Maro (portugale: ...... zulton, sed poste malsukcesis.
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Operation Green Sea (Portugues ...... nean leader Ahmed Sékou Touré.
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Португальское вторжение в Гвин ...... ни свергнуть режим Секу Туре.
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عملية البحر الأخضر (بالبرتغالي ...... الزعيم الغيني أحمد سيكو توري.
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1 soldier killed
7 dissidents killed
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Guinean dissidents
border|22pxPAIGC
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1970-11-22
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* All 26 Portuguese POWs rescued.
* Failed to capture or killAmílcar CabralandAhmed Sékou Touré.
* PAIGC and Guinean ships and air force assets destroyed.
Portuguese victory
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2 landing craft
200 dissidents
220 soldiers
3 patrol boats
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numerous military/government buildings destroyed
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Guinean dissidents
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Ahmed Sékou Touré
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Alpoim Calvão
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António de Spínola
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Lansana Diané
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Rebordão de Brito
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Siaka Touré
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Operation Green Sea
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Portuguese invasion of Guinea, 1970
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date
1970-11-22
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Portuguese victory
* All 26 Po ...... Cabral and Ahmed Sékou Touré.
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A Operação Mar Verde foi uma o ...... ante militar deste território.
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Gröna havsoperationen, eller p ...... igsfångar som hölls i Conakry.
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L'Operació Mar Verda (en anglè ...... de guerra retinguts a Conakry.
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L'operazione mare verde nel 19 ...... leader dei guerriglieri PAIGC.
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L'opération Mer Verte (en port ...... Touré et renverser son régime.
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La Operación Mar Verde de 1970 ...... ugueses mantenidos en Conakri.
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Operaco Verda Maro (portugale: ...... zulton, sed poste malsukcesis.
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Operation Green Sea (Portugues ...... rtuguese POWs held in Conakry.
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Португальское вторжение в Гвин ...... ни свергнуть режим Секу Туре.
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عملية البحر الأخضر (بالبرتغالي ...... الحرب البرتغاليين في كوناكري.
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Gröna havsoperationen
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Operació Mar Verd
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Operación Mar Verde
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Operaco Verda Maro
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Operation Green Sea
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Operation Mar Verde
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Operazione mare verde
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Operação Mar Verde
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Opération Mer Verte
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Португальское вторжение в Гвинею
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Operation Green Sea
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Portuguese invasion of Guinea, 1970
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