Portuguese Colonial War
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The Portuguese Colonial War, also known in Portugal as the Overseas War or in the former colonies as the War of Liberation, and also known as the Angolan, Guinea-Bissau and Mozambican Wars of Independ
Portuguese convoy in Angola Soldiers patrolling the forest Trucks in northern Angola Troops boarding a frigate in Guinea-Bissau
The Battle of Marracuene in 1895
The Battle of Coolela in 1895
Leader of FNLA Holden Roberto in 1973
Carnation Revolution
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The Carnation Revolution, code-named Operation Historic Turn, also known as the 25 April, was a military coup in Portugal by officers that on 25 April 1974 overthrew Marcelo Caetano and the Estado Nov
Portuguese Colonial War
…movements in Portugal's African colonies between 1961 and 1974. The Portuguese 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…
A crowd celebrates on a Panhard EBR armoured car in Lisbon, 25 April 1974.
PoAF helicopter in Africa
1976 campaign poster for Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho, a leader of the Carnation Revolution
Originally named after former Prime Minister António de Oliveira Salazar, the 25 de Abril Bridge is a Lisbon icon