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2 unusual facts about African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde


Luís Cabral

In the early 1960s, the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC) launched an anti-colonial guerrilla war against the Portuguese authorities.

Luís Cabral was a half-brother of Amílcar Cabral, with whom he co-founded the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC) in 1956.


Guinea-Bissau–Russia relations

Relations between the Soviet Union and the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC), led by Amílcar Cabral, began in the 50th anniversary year of the establishment of the USSR, and intensified in 1961, when training and arming of the party began.


see also

Cassamá

Cipriano Cassamá, politician in Guinea-Bissau and a member of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde