Portuguese Colonial War

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 Independence, was a 13-year-long conflict fought between Portugal's military and the emerging nationalist 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 mainland Portugal.

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1961 — 1974  Wikimedia, Wikidata
African War; Overseas War; War of Liberation
war, National Liberation Front of Angola, FRELIMO, Front for the Liberation of the State of Cabinda, People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola, National Union for the Total Independence of Angola, African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde, Estado Novo, Mozambique, Angola, Guinea-Bissau, Portugal, 

Ape, Guiné, HMS Avon, N/T Vera Cruz, Niassa, 

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Location: -12.35, 17.35, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1961 — 1974 Portuguese Colonial War

1977-05-27T00:00:00Z

1977-05-27T00:00:00Z

1977 1977 Angolan coup d'état attempt

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1778-01-01T00:00:00Z

1774 — 1778 Portuguese–Ovimbundu War

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1907-01-01T00:00:00Z

1904 — 1907 Portuguese campaign against the Ovambo

1961-02-04T00:00:00Z

1974-04-25T00:00:00Z

1961 — 1974 Angolan War of Independence

1975-11-11T00:00:00Z

2002-04-04T00:00:00Z

1975 — 2002 Angolan Civil War

1993-01-09T00:00:00Z

1993-03-06T00:00:00Z

1993 55 Day War

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• The construction of a web narrative about the Portuguese colonial war: a critical perspective on Wikipedia - scientific article published on 21 June 2022, online
• Portugal e o Futuro - , 2025
• Memórias Virtuais: Representações digitais da Guerra Colonial - thesis published in 2022, Q922399, online

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1992	Angola	sovereign state, country	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1977	1977 Angolan coup d'état attempt	Nito Alves, Sita Valles, José Van-Dúnem, João Jacob Caetano, attempted coup d'état	Wikidata
event	war	1774	Portuguese–Ovimbundu War	war, Kingdom of Portugal, Bailundu, Viye	Wikidata
event	war	1904	Portuguese campaign against the Ovambo	war	Wikidata
event	war	1961	Angolan War of Independence	war of national liberation	Wikidata
event	war	1961	Portuguese Colonial War	African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde, Estado Novo, war, National Union for the Total Independence of Angola, People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola, FRELIMO, National Liberation Front of Angola, Front for the Liberation of the State of Cabinda	Wikidata
event	war	1975	Angolan Civil War	Cuba, South Africa, civil war, People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola, National Union for the Total Independence of Angola, Front for the Liberation of the State of Cabinda, National Liberation Front of Angola	Wikidata
event	war	1993	55 Day War	war	Wikidata
commons	image		LG&CD - Guine Barro Guarda-costas 2.0		Commons