Portuguese Guinea
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Portuguese Guinea, called the Overseas Province of Guinea from 1951 until 1972 and then State of Guinea from 1972 until 1974, was a West African colony of Portugal from 1588 until 10 September 1974, when it gained independence as Guinea-Bissau.
Cacheu Fort
Portuguese Guinea in the 1960s
Ruins from the colonial era on the Bolama island (in recovery)
Portuguese-held (green), disputed (yellow) and rebel-held areas (red) in Guinea, 1970
Guinea-Bissau
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Guinea-Bissau, officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, is a country in West Africa that covers 36,125 square kilometres (13,948 sq mi) with an estimated population of 2,026,778. It borders Senegal to its north and Guinea to its southeast.
Portuguese Colonial War in Portuguese Guinea, 1968
PAIGC forces raise the flag of Guinea-Bissau in 1974.
Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embaló with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia, 25 October 2022