Bioko
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Bioko is an island of Equatorial Guinea. It is located 32 km south of the coast of Cameroon, and 160 km northwest of the northernmost part of mainland Equatorial Guinea. Malabo, on the north coast of
Bioko in the distance from Limbe, Cameroon
A 1903 postage stamp of Fernando Po
Coastline of Bioko
Pirogues on Arena Blanca beach
Operation Postmaster
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Operation Postmaster was a British special operation conducted on the Spanish colony of Fernando Po, now known as Bioko, off West Africa in the Gulf of Guinea, during the Second World War. The mission
Bioko
…Liberia prohibited labour traders from contracting with its citizens. In 1942, Fernando Pó was the scene of a small-scale, secret British raid code-named Operation Postmaster, which sought to disrupt German U-boat resupply activities on the island. During the Nigerian Civil War in the 20th century, relief agencies used the…
The Italian cargo liner Duchessa d'Aosta captured during the raid
Gulf of Guinea. Fernando Po, now called Bioko, is the island nearest the mainland.
Santa Isabel harbour c. 2007
The Flower-class corvette HMS Violet