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{{Infobox country|name=Republic of Guinea-Bissau|native_name=República da Guiné-Bissau|image_flag=Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg|image_coat=Emblem of Guinea-Bissau.svg|capital=[[Bissau]]|largest_city=[[Bissau]]|mode_of_production=[[Capitalism]]|image_map=Guinea-Bissau map.svg|map_width=260|official_languages=Portuguese|area_km2=36,125|population_estimate=1,726,000|population_estimate_year=2021}}
{{Infobox country|name=Republic of Guinea-Bissau|native_name=República da Guiné-Bissau|image_flag=Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg|image_coat=Emblem of Guinea-Bissau.svg|capital=[[Bissau]]|largest_city=[[Bissau]]|mode_of_production=[[Capitalism]]|image_map=Guinea-Bissau map.svg|map_width=260|official_languages=Portuguese|area_km2=36,125|population_estimate=1,726,000|population_estimate_year=2021}}


'''Guinea-Bissau''', officially the '''Republic of Guinea-Bissau''', is a country in [[West Africa]].
'''Guinea-Bissau''', officially the '''Republic of Guinea-Bissau''', is a country located in [[West Africa|West Africa,]] off the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. Bordered by Senegal to the north, and Guinea to the east and south.  
 
== Geography ==


== History ==
== History ==


=== Pre-colonial era ===
=== Pre-colonial Era ===
Before the colonial invasion, the Fula were the dominant [[Feudalism|feudal]] group and the Balantes lived in a [[Stateless society|stateless]] [[Primitive communism|communal society]]. The feudal groups were predominantly [[Islam|Muslim]] with the exception of the Manjaks. Chiefs served as the equivalent of feudal lords and exploited the [[peasantry]]. Artisans and traders (dyulas) existed between these two classes.<ref name=":0">{{Citation|author=[[Amilcar Cabral]]|year=1964|title=Brief Analysis of the Social Structure in Guinea|mia=https://www.marxists.org/subject/africa/cabral/1964/bassg.htm}}</ref>
=== Portuguese Guinea ===
 
==== Pidjiguiti Massacre ====
 
=== Revolution in Guinea-Bissau ===


=== Colonialism ===
=== Importance of Amílcar Cabral ===
Under [[Portugal|Portuguese]] colonial rule, Guinea-Bissau had a small [[proletariat]] and a large [[peasantry]].<ref name=":1" /> Fula chiefs collaborated with the colonizers and became [[Comprador|compradors]].<ref name=":0" />


In 1956, [[Amilcar Cabral]] founded the [[African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde|African Party for Independence]], which advocated for independence of Guinea-Bissau and [[Republic of Cabo Verde|Cape Verde]] from Portugal. [[International and State Defense Police|PIDE]], the Portuguese secret police, attempted to crush the independence movement and killed Cabral in 1973. Later that year, Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde declared independence. The [[Armed Forces Movement]] led a rebellion of Portuguese troops against [[fascism]] and disobeyed orders to help the independence movement.<ref name=":1">{{News citation|author=Danny Shaw|newspaper=[[Liberation School]]|title=Amilcar Cabral and the national liberation movement of Guinea Bissau and Cape Verde|date=2011-01-26|url=https://www.liberationschool.org/amilcar-cabral-and-the-national-liberation-movement-of-guinea-bissau-and-cape-verde/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711193152/https://www.liberationschool.org/amilcar-cabral-and-the-national-liberation-movement-of-guinea-bissau-and-cape-verde/|archive-date=2021-07-11|retrieved=2022-07-23}}</ref>
== Independence ==


== References ==
=== References ===
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[[Category:Global south]]

Revision as of 02:07, 29 May 2023

Republic of Guinea-Bissau
República da Guiné-Bissau
Flag of Republic of Guinea-Bissau
Flag
Coat of arms of Republic of Guinea-Bissau
Coat of arms
Location of Republic of Guinea-Bissau
Capital
and largest city
Bissau
Official languagesPortuguese
Dominant mode of productionCapitalism
Area
• Total
36,125 km²
Population
• 2021 estimate
1,726,000


Guinea-Bissau, officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, is a country located in West Africa, off the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. Bordered by Senegal to the north, and Guinea to the east and south.

Geography

History

Pre-colonial Era

Portuguese Guinea

Pidjiguiti Massacre

Revolution in Guinea-Bissau

Importance of Amílcar Cabral

Independence

References