THE PORTUGGUESE COLONIAL WAR(THE WARS OF INDEPENDENCE IN ANGOLA, MOZAMBIQUE, AND GUINEA-BISSAU)

Explore the dramatic story of resistance, war, and liberation in Portuguese Africa. From the first uprisings in Angola to the guerrilla campaigns of FRELIMO in Mozambique and the PAIGC in Guinea-Bissau, this video traces the thirteen-year struggle that brought an empire to its knees. Discover how local resistance became global, shaped by the Cold War, and how independence came with new challenges.

Timeline:

1961 — Baixa de Cassanje Revolt, Angola

1961 — Northern Uprising, Angola

1963 — PAIGC launches war in Guinea-Bissau

1964 — FRELIMO begins armed struggle in Mozambique

1974 — Carnation Revolution, Lisbon

1975 — Independence for Mozambique and Angola

Learn More:

Kingdom of Kongo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Kongo

MPLA (Angola): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People%27s_Movement_for_the_Liberation_of_Angola

FNLA (Angola): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Front_for_the_Liberation_of_Angola

UNITA (Angola): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Union_for_the_Total_Independence_of_Angola

FRELIMO (Mozambique): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FRELIMO

PAIGC (Guinea-Bissau): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PAIGC

Amílcar Cabral: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Am%C3%ADlcar_Cabral

Carnation Revolution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnation_Revolution

Cold War in Africa: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_War_in_Africa

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