Portuguese Colonial War
The Portuguese Colonial War (Portuguese: Guerra Colonial Portuguesa), also known in Portugal as the Overseas War (Guerra do Ultramar) or in the former colonies as the War of Liberation (Guerra de Libertação), and also known as the Angolan, Guinea-Bissau and Mozambican War of Independence, was a thirteen year long conflict fought between Portugal's military and the emerging nationalist movements in Portugal's African colonies between 1961 and 1974. The Portuguese ultra-conservative regime at the time, the Estado Novo, was overthrown by a military coup in 1974, and the change in government brought the conflict to an end. The war was a decisive ideological struggle in Lusophone Africa, surrounding nations, and mainland Portugal.
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Portuguese Colonial War
The Portuguese Colonial War (Portuguese: Guerra Colonial Portuguesa), also known in Portugal as the Overseas War (Guerra do Ultramar) or in the former colonies as the War of Liberation (Guerra de Libertação), and also known as the Angolan, Guinea-Bissau and Mozambican War of Independence, was a thirteen year long conflict fought between Portugal's military and the emerging nationalist movements in Portugal's African colonies between 1961 and 1974. The Portuguese ultra-conservative regime at the time, the Estado Novo, was overthrown by a military coup in 1974, and the change in government brought the conflict to an end. The war was a decisive ideological struggle in Lusophone Africa, surrounding nations, and mainland Portugal.
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De Portugese koloniale oorlog ...... hankelijkheid in Guinee-Bissau
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Designa-se por Guerra Colonial ...... e negritude e pan-africanismo.
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La Guerra colonial portuguesa ...... uport i incentiu de la lluita.
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La guerra colonial portuguesa ...... la descolonización de África.
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La guerra coloniale portoghese ...... estava dell'Impero portoghese.
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On désigne par guerre colonial ...... en et d'incitation à la lutte.
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Perang Kolonial Portugis (baha ...... ta Perserikatan bangsa-Bangsa.
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Portugals kolonialkrig (portug ...... nier under 1950- och 60-talen.
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Portugalská koloniální válka ( ...... em a mnohými africkými zeměmi.
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The Portuguese Colonial War (P ...... e Verde as the heads of state.
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causalties
15,507 wounded (physical and/or psychological)
8,289 killed
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1961-02-04
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Relates an entity to the populated place in which it is located.
result
* African states achieve independence
* Ensuing civil wars inAngolaandMozambique
*Carnation Revolution
Militarily stalemate inGuinea-Bissau
Portuguese military victory inAngolaandMozambique;
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*10,000 in Portuguese Guinea
*10–15,000 in Mozambique
*32,000 in Portuguese Guinea
*51,000 in Mozambique
*65,000 in Angola
+30,000 in Angola
148,000 European Portuguese regular troops
40,000–60,000 guerrillas
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casualties
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Civilian casualties:
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c. 4,000 wounded in Portuguese Guinea
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c. 50,000 total killed in Angola
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over 10,000 killed in Mozambique
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combatant
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Brazil
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Bulgaria
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Congo
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Egypt
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FLEC
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FNLA
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FRELIMO
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MPLA
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PAIGC
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commander
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Agostinho Neto
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Américo Tomás
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Amílcar Cabral †
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Angola:
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António Augusto dos Santos
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António de Oliveira Salazar
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António de Spínola
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Domingos Ramos
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Eduardo Mondlane
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Portuguese Colonial War
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the Decolonisation of Africa and the Cold War
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Angola, Guinea-Bissau, and Mozambique
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result
Militarily stalemate in Guinea ...... wars in Angola and Mozambique
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Portuguese military victory in Angola and Mozambique;
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Portuguese overseas territories in Africa become independent.
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De Portugese koloniale oorlog ...... hankelijkheid in Guinee-Bissau
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Designa-se por Guerra Colonial ...... ortugal como Guerra de África.
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La Guerra colonial portuguesa ...... omenat Guerra d'independència.
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La guerra colonial portuguesa ...... do ya independiente, la India.
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La guerra coloniale portoghese ...... Unione Sovietica, Cina e Cuba
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On désigne par guerre colonial ...... u régime en place au Portugal.
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Perang Kolonial Portugis (baha ...... itarnya, dan daratan Portugal.
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Portugals kolonialkrig (portug ...... nier under 1950- och 60-talen.
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Portugalská koloniální válka ( ...... em a mnohými africkými zeměmi.
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The Portuguese Colonial War (P ...... ations, and mainland Portugal.
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Guerra Colonial Portuguesa
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Guerra colonial portuguesa
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Guerra colonial portuguesa
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Guerra coloniale portoghese
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Guerres coloniales portugaises
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Perang Kolonial Portugis
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Portugals kolonialkrig
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Portugalská koloniální válka
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Portugese koloniale oorlog
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Portugiesischer Kolonialkrieg
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Portuguese Colonial War
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