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Thursday, July 29, 2021

Basic timeline of Guinea-Bissau

This post is a basic timeline of Guinea-Bissau. There are 8 events listed below chronologically. Source: Wikipedia

• Kaabu Empire (1537-1867)
• Portugal occupies Guinea-Bissau (15th century - 1974)
• Mali Empire (16th century)
• Guinea-Bissau War of Independence (1963-1974)
• Guinea-Bissau gains independence (1974)
• Guinea-Bissau Civil War (1998-1999)
• Military coup d'état (2003)
• Military coup d'état (2012)

(This post includes any nation or civilization that occupied at least a portion of Guinea-Bissau at some point. Unless specified otherwise, the dates correspond to when a nation or civilization existed, but do not necessarily correspond to occupation of Guinea-Bissau.)