Dependency of Portuguese Cape Verde (1588–1879) Colony of the Portuguese Empire (1879–1951) Overseas Province of Portugal (1951–1973) State of the Portuguese Empire (1973–1974)
Capital
Bolama (1852–1942) Bissau (1942–1974)
Common languages
Portuguese (official)
Guinea-Bissau Creole
Balanta
Fula
Mandjak
Mandinka
Papel
Head of State
• 1588–1598
King Philip I of Portugal
• 1974
President António de Spínola
Governor
• 1615–1619 (first)
Baltasar Pereira de Castelo Branco
• 1974 (last)
Carlos Fabião
Historical era
Imperialism
• Founding of Cacheu
1588
• Independence of Guinea-Bissau
10 September 1974
Currency
Portuguese real (1588–1909)
Portuguese Guinean real (1909–1914)
Portuguese Guinean escudo (1914–1975)
ISO 3166 code
GN
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Kaabu
Guinea-Bissau
Today part of
Guinea-Bissau
Portuguese Guinea (Portuguese: Guiné), 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.
PortugueseGuinea (Portuguese: Guiné), called the Overseas Province of Guinea from 1951 until 1972 and then State of Guinea from 1972 until 1974, was...
The Portuguese Colonial War (Portuguese: Guerra Colonial Portuguesa), also known in Portugal as the Overseas War (Guerra do Ultramar) or in the former...
PortugueseGuineans or Portuguese Bissau-Guineans are Bissau-Guineans of Portuguese descent. Guinea was never a colony of mass settlement by the Portuguese...
GuineanPortuguese (Portuguese: Português Guineense) is the variety of Portuguese spoken in Guinea-Bissau, where it is the official language. Guinea-Bissau...
inside PortugueseGuinea from their bases in Guinea. After some fighting, the Portuguese-backed forces retreated, having freed several dozen Portuguese prisoners...
Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (Portuguese: Partido Africano para a Independência da Guiné e Cabo Verde, PAIGC) is a political party in Guinea-Bissau....
administrators responsible for the territory of PortugueseGuinea, an area equivalent to modern-day Guinea-Bissau. In 1941 the capital moved from Bolama...
(Portuguese: Operação Mar Verde) was an amphibious attack on Conakry, the capital of Guinea, by between 350 and 420 Portuguese soldiers and Portuguese-led...
The Community of Portuguese Language Countries (Portuguese: Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa; abbr. : CPLP), also known as the Lusophone Community...
Algerian War Angola (former Portuguese Angola), see Portuguese Colonial War Guinea-Bissau (former PortugueseGuinea), see Portuguese Colonial War Madagascar...
Bissau (Portuguese pronunciation: [biˈsaw]) is the capital and largest city of Guinea-Bissau. As of 2015,[update] it had a population of 492,004. Bissau...
thorough description: The name Guinea is usually said to have been a corrupt form of the name Ghana, picked up by the Portuguese in the Maghrib. The present...
Africa PortugueseGuineaPortuguese São Tomé and Príncipe Portuguese West Africa Fort of São João Baptista de Ajudá Portuguese in Africa Portuguese-speaking...
The escudo was the currency of PortugueseGuinea between 1914 and 1975. It was equal to the Portuguese escudo and replaced the real at a rate of 1000...
Príncipe and Equatorial Guinea. There are Portuguese-speaking communities in most countries of Southern Africa, a mixture of Portuguese settlers and Angolans...
Equatorial Guinea (co-official with Spanish and French) Guinea-Bissau Mozambique Portugal São Tomé and Príncipe Macau Community of Portuguese Language...
The Portuguese Navy (Portuguese: Marinha Portuguesa, also known as Marinha de Guerra Portuguesa or as Armada Portuguesa) is the naval branch of the Portuguese...
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