Overseas Combatants, Lisbon, Portugal
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member SUp3rFM & Cruella
N 38° 41.570 W 009° 13.064
29S E 481065 N 4282713
A monument that honors the Portuguese Combatants of the Portuguese Colonial War between 1961 and 1974.
Waymark Code: WM10YE
Location: Portugal
Date Posted: 12/08/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member "Paws"itraction
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The Portuguese Colonial War, Ultramar War ("Overseas War") or, among some guerrilla sympathizers, Guinea-Bissauan Revolution, was fought between Portugal's military and the emerging nationalist movements in Portugal's African colonies between 1961 and 1974. During the 1960s various armed independence movements became active in these areas, most notably in Angola, Mozambique, and Portuguese Guinea. An increasingly expensive military effort costing up to half its government's revenue forced Portugal to withdraw: it was unable to defeat the guerrillas, and the fighting ended in a high-priced stalemate.

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Type of Memorial: Multi-War Memorial

Wars mentioned (Multi-war only):
Portuguese Colonial War


In Honor Of: For the memory that all of those that fought in the name of Portugal

Date of dedication: 15/jan/1994

Who Put it Here?: Combatants League

Description of Memorial:
The memorial is near some important icons of Portuguese history, near the Torre de Belém and Mosteiro dos Jerónimos, by the Tagus River. It's surrounded by history.


Marker Text: Not listed

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