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 25th of April, was a military coup in Portugal by officers that on 25 April 1974 overthrew Marcelo Caetano and the Estad
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