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2 days ago · Guinea-Bissau ( / ˌɡɪni bɪˈsaʊ / ⓘ GHIN-ee bi-SOW; Portuguese: Guiné-Bissau; Fula: 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫 𞤄𞤭𞤧𞤢𞥄𞤱𞤮, romanized: Gine-Bisaawo; Mandinka: ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫ ߓߌߛߊߥߏ߫ Gine-Bisawo ), officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (Portuguese: República da Guiné-Bissau [ʁɛˈpuβlikɐ ðɐ ɣiˈnɛ βiˈsaw] ), is a country in West Africa that covers 36,125 square kilometres (13,948 ...
- Flag of Guinea-Bissau
Canjadude, 1974: Running up the Guinea-Bissau flag after...
- National People's Assembly
The unicameral National People's Assembly (Portuguese:...
- Umaro Sissoco Embaló
Born in Bissau, Embaló holds a degree in international...
- Emblem
Featured prominently is a black star, that is part of...
- President
In the first round of voting Domingos Simões Pereira led the...
- Papel
Papels, also known as Moium, Oium, Papei, Pepel or Pelels,...
- Military of Guinea-Bissau
Soldiers of the PAIGC raise the flag of Guinea-Bissau in...
- Portuguese Guinea
The conflict in Portuguese Guinea between the PAIGC...
- Guinea
A map showing Guinea's cities and administrative divisions....
- Flag of Guinea-Bissau
5 days ago · Guinea-Bissau, country of western Africa. Situated on the Atlantic coast, the predominantly low-lying country is slightly hilly farther inland. The name Guinea remains a source of debate; it is perhaps a corruption of an Amazigh (Berber) word meaning “land of the blacks.”
1 day ago · After 1961, with the beginning of the colonial wars in its overseas territories, Portugal began to incorporate black Portuguese Africans into integrated units as part of the war effort in Angola, Portuguese Guinea, and Mozambique, based on concepts of multi-racialism and preservation of the empire.
3 days ago · A map showing Guinea's cities and administrative divisions. Guinea shares a border with Guinea-Bissau to the northwest, Senegal to the north, Mali to the northeast, Ivory Coast to the east, Sierra Leone to the southwest and Liberia to the south.
Aug 7, 2024 · local short form: Guine-Bissau. former: Portuguese Guinea. etymology: the country is named after the Guinea region of West Africa that lies along the Gulf of Guinea and stretches north to the Sahel; "Bissau," the name of the capital city, distinguishes the country from neighboring Guinea.
5 days ago · From the islands of Cape Verde, the Portuguese maintained their coastal presence in Guinea-Bissau. Tens of thousands of slaves were exported from the coast to the islands and on to the New World, destined for major markets such as the plantations in Cuba and northeastern Brazil .
Aug 9, 2024 · Guinea, country of western Africa, located on the Atlantic coast. Three of western Africa’s major rivers—the Gambia, the Niger, and the Senegal—rise in Guinea. Under the name French Guinea, it was a part of French West Africa until it achieved independence in 1958. Its capital is Conakry.
