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Amilcar Cabral was the leader of a group called the PAIGC, which fought for independence in Guinea-Bissau. He formed the group in 1956 to gain independence from Portugal. Antonio de Spinola was the leader of Portugal at the time.

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PAIGC Soldiers initially gained control of many different areas from 1963-1967. They did so very slowly, but they were still able to take territory from Portugal.

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In 1970, Portugal launched an invasion of Guinea-Bissau. This was called Operation Green Sea. This was largely a failure and they did not have much success. They were led by Antonio de Spinola

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Amilcar Cabral was killed in January of 1973. He was killed by fellow PAIGC members in a city called Conakry. This led to Guinea-Bissau becoming much more aggressive in their attacks.

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In 1974, Portugal left Guinea-Bissau. 11 years of armed conflict was over and Guinea-Bissau was finally independent from Portugal. Independence was declared in Madina do Boe. This was an important cause for the people of Guinea-Bissau because they were tired of being ruled by Portugal and wanted to make decisions for themselves so they could have a better life.