Guinea-Bissau Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
sovereign state in Western Africa
About Guinea-Bissau
A former Portuguese colony, Guinea-Bissau, independent since 1974, has had an arduous history of coups and political crises. A puny nation in its size, there is a variety of tropical forests and vibrant mixed Afro-Latin culture to be revealed. Guinea-Bissau was once part of the kingdom of Gabu, part of theMaliEmpire; parts of this kingdom persisted until the eighteenth century. Early reports of Europeans reaching this area come from 1456 CE/AD. The rivers and coast of this area were among the first places colonized by thePortuguesefrom 1588 onward, the interior was not explored until the 19th century. The Portuguese tried desperately to hang on to their colony much longer than other European countries. An armed independence rebellion began in 1956, but it was not until 1974 that the Portug
Guinea-Bissau Travel Guide Sections
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