ÿþ<html> <head> <title> WHKMLA : Timelines : Guinea Bissau </title> <META name="keywords" keyword="Portuguese Guinea"> <!-- copyright Alexander Ganse, 2005-2007 --> </head> <body bgcolor="grey" text="black" link="blue" vlink="red" alink="brown"> <style> <!-- A{ font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; font-face: arial; } --> </style> <DIV align ="center"> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD align = "center" valign = "center"> <A HREF = "../../index.html"> <img src = "../../whkmla2.jpg" border = "0"></a></TD></TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width = "150" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <font size = "2" face = "arial"><B> Guinea Bissau <BR> Index Page </b></font></TD> <TD width = "36" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <A HREF = "xgbissau.html"> <img src = "../../region/arrowleft.gif" width = "36" height = "36" border = "0"> </a></TD> <TD align = "center" valign = "center"> <A HREF = "xgbissau.html"> <img src = "../banners/bangbissau.jpg" border = "0"> </TD> <TD width = "36" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <img src = "../../region/arrowright.gif" width = "36" height = "36" border = "0"> </a></TD> <TD width = "100" height = "36" align = "center" valign = "center"> <font size = "2" face = "arial"><B> </b></font></TD></TR></TABLE> <font size = "3" face = "arial"><B><i>First posted on March 26th 2005, last revised on October 30th 2006</i></b></font><BR><BR><BR><BR> <script language="JavaScript"> <!-- function SymError() { return true; } window.onerror = SymError; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-5834279270464755"; google_alternate_color = "FFFFE1"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; google_ad_format = "728x90_as"; google_ad_channel ="4814426207"; google_ad_type = "text"; //2007-02-17: MIT_ Ganse google_ad_channel = "0420158018"; google_color_border = "FF3300"; google_color_bg = "FFFFE1"; google_color_link = "0000CC"; google_color_url = "008000"; google_color_text = "6F6F6F"; //--></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> <BR><BR><BR> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD align = "center" valign = "center" width = "900"> <font face = "Times Roman" size = "5"><B> Timeline : Guinea Bissau </B></font> </TD></TR></TABLE> <BR><BR> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1446 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Arrival of the Portuguese </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1546 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Songhay conquered Niani, capital of Mali. Gabu, hitherto a dependemcy of Mali, located in the hinterland of Cacheu, became an independent kingdom </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1588 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Portuguese Captaincy of Cacheu established </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1614 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Cacheu administratively placed under Cape Verde </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1630 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Captaincy of Portuguese Guinea created </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1753 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Portuguese trading factory established at Bissau </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1792 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> First British attempt to settle freed slaves at Bolama; soon abandoned </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1810 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Anglo-British alliance treaty; Britain promised to help Portugal regain Oliven&ccedil;a and in return was granted the right to exploit Cacheu and Bissau for a period of 50 years </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1814 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Second British attempt to settle freed slaves at Bolama; soon abandoned </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1830 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> The Portuguse claimed Bolama island </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1867 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Gabu conquered by Futa Djalon </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1869 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Bissau declared a free port </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1870 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> In a dispute between Portuguese, British, U.S. President Grant decided Bolama Island to belong to Portugal </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1876 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Slavery abolished on Cape Verde Islands </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <BR> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1879 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Mainland outposts of Cacheu, Bissau administratively separated from Cape Verde, joined to form Portuguese Guinea; capital at Bolama </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1881 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> First postage stamps issued for Portuguese Guinea </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1886 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Franco-Portuguese agreement on mutual spheres of interest </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1886 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Portugal began campaign to conquer the hinterland (largely completed in 1915) </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1936 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> The Portuguese conquered the Bijagos Islands </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1940 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Census : population 351,100 </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1941 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Capital moved from Bolama to Bissau </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1951 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Status of Portuguese Guinea changed from colony to overseas territory </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1956 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> PAIGC founded </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1960 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Begin of armed struggle for independence </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1961 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Status of Portuguese Guinea changed from overseas territory to overseas province </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1972 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Invasion of <A HREF = "xguinee.html">Guinea</A>, from the territory of Portuguese Guinea, by Guinean exiles; failed </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1973 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Guinea Bissau unilaterally declared independence; unification with <A HREF = "xcverde.html">Cape Verde</A> foreseen </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1973 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Assassination of Amilcar Cabral, funder of PAIGC </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <BR> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1974 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Portgal recognized independence of Guinea Bissau </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1975 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Guinea Bissau joined U.N., O.A.U. </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1975 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Guinea Bissau founding member of ECOWAS </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1975 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> One-Party State </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1976 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Currency reform; Peso introduced </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1977 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Apostolic Prefecture of Bissau elevated to Diocesis </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1977 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Women granted right to vote </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1979 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Census : population 767,700 </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1980 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Coup d'etat; union plan with <A HREF = "xcverde.html">Cape Verde</A> terminated </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1984 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Constitution </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1990 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Multiparty democracy introduced </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1993 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Death penalty abolished; last execution performed in 1986 </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1994 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> First free election held </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1995 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> <A HREF = "xsenegal.html">Senegalese</A> Airforce bombarded village of Ponta Rosa in Guinea Bissau </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1997 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Guinea Bissau joined the WAEMU (West African Economic Monetary Union); currency reform, Franc (CFA) introduced <BR> </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1998-1999 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Mutiny among army units; Civil War </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 1999 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> President fled the country; rebels took over </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 2000 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Population estimated at 1,285,700 </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE border = "0" cellspace="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> <TR> <TD width="100" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> 2003 </font></TD> <TD width="580" valign="top" align="left"> <font size = "2"> Coup d'etat </font></TD> </TR></TABLE> <BR><BR><BR><BR> </div><div align = "center"> <script language="JavaScript"> <!-- function SymError() { return true; 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