Word: offing
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Dates: during 1970-1970
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Portugal feels threatened. In Guinea-Bissau the PAIGC (Partido Africano de Indepencia da Guine e Cabol Verde) claims to have control of two-thirds of the land of Guinea-Bissau. What this means is that Portugal's dominant position is severely endangered and that Africans are gaining control of their...
Portugal seeks to destroy the PAIGC and its The PAIGC is based in Conakry, Guinea. Portugal is afraid that when the PAIGC wins in its struggles for liberation that the ever-growing struggles for independence in Mozambique and Angola will have stronger positions from which to fight Portuguese ravaging of...
In the attack against the independent state of Guinea, Portugal intended to destroy the foundation of the PAIGC, to release political prisoners of the DPG (Democratic Party of Guinea-the national party of Guinea) which supports the struggle in Guinea-Bissau and shares a border with Guinea-Bissau, to shake...
Another purpose that Portugal had in attacking Guinea concerns the wealth of Guinea and the importance this wall play in determining her future position. Guniea possesses one-third of the world's known reserves of high grade bauxite, the ore which yields aluminum, as well as possessing diamonds, gold, and...
On December 4, 1970, the U. N. Fact-Finding Team reported that it had conclusive evidence of Portuguese involvement in the invasion of Guinea. In the next article, we will deal with the subsequent actions of the European powers in the Security Council, the role of NATO in supporting Portugal...