events
The Angolan War of Independence and the greater Portuguese Colonial War begin.
Related Wikipedia articles
Angolan War of Independence
1961–1974 armed conflict in Southwestern Africa
The Angolan War of Independence, known as the Armed Struggle of National Liberation in Angola, was a war of independence fought between the Angolan nationalist forces of the MPLA, UNITA and FNLA, and Portugal. It began as an uprising by Angolans against the Portuguese imposition…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Portuguese Colonial War
1961–1974 wars of independence in Africa
The Portuguese Colonial War, also known in Portugal as the Overseas War or in the former colonies as the War of Liberation, and also known as the Angolan, Guinea-Bissau and Mozambican Wars of Independence, was a 13-year-long conflict fought between Portugal's military and the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)