People / group

African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde

1956 · 20th century · Also known as PAIGC

The African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC) was founded in 1956 by Amílcar Cabral and others to free both Portuguese colonies. From 1963 it waged a guerrilla war in Portuguese Guinea that won control of much of the countryside and declared independence in 1973. It governed Guinea-Bissau and, until 1980, Cape Verde, where its branch then became a separate party.

African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde
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Portuguese Cape VerdePortuguese Guinea

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/paigc
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“African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/paigc. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/paigc.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/paigc (Accessed: ).

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