Portuguese Colonial War
E71371
The Portuguese Colonial War was a series of armed conflicts from 1961 to 1974 between Portugal and independence movements in its African colonies, which ultimately led to the end of the Portuguese Empire.
Observed surface forms (7)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Angolan War of Independence | 0 | 5 |
| Guinea-Bissau War of Independence | 0 | 2 |
| Angola theatre of the Portuguese Colonial War | 0 | 1 |
| Guerra Colonial Portuguesa | 0 | 1 |
| Guerra do Ultramar | 0 | 1 |
| Guinea-Bissau theatre of the Portuguese Colonial War | 0 | 1 |
| Portuguese Colonial War in Africa | 0 | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial war
→
independence war → war → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Portuguese Colonial War
→
surface form:
Guerra Colonial Portuguesa
Portuguese Colonial War →
surface form:
Guerra do Ultramar
Overseas War → |
| belligerent |
African independence movements
→
FNLA → FRELIMO → MPLA → PAIGC → Portugal → UNITA → |
| causeOf |
Carnation Revolution
→
surface form:
Portuguese military coup of 25 April 1974
|
| conflictType |
counter-insurgency
→
guerrilla warfare → |
| countryInvolved | Portugal → |
| endDate | 1974 → |
| endedBy | Carnation Revolution → |
| followedBy |
Carnation Revolution
→
surface form:
Portuguese decolonization
|
| hasConsequence | transition to democracy in Portugal → |
| hasPart |
Portuguese Colonial War
self-linksurface differs
→
surface form:
Angolan War of Independence
Portuguese Colonial War self-linksurface differs →
surface form:
Guinea-Bissau War of Independence
Mozambican War of Independence → |
| ideologyOfOneSide |
Portuguese nationalism
→
anti-colonial nationalism → |
| location |
Africa
→
Angola →
surface form:
Portuguese Angola
Guinea-Bissau →
surface form:
Portuguese Guinea
Mozambique →
surface form:
Portuguese Mozambique
|
| opponent |
FNLA
→
FRELIMO → MPLA → PAIGC → UNITA → |
| partOf | decolonization of Africa → |
| precededBy | Estado Novo authoritarian regime consolidation → |
| primaryLanguageOfOneSide | Portuguese → |
| relatedTo |
Cold War
→
NATO politics → |
| result |
Carnation Revolution
→
surface form:
Carnation Revolution in Portugal
end of Portuguese Empire in Africa → independence of Angola → independence of Guinea-Bissau → independence of Mozambique → |
| significantEvent |
international condemnation of Portuguese colonialism
→
mass emigration of Portuguese draft-age men → use of conscription in Portugal → |
| startDate | 1961 → |
Referenced by (28)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Guerra do Ultramar
this entity surface form:
Guerra Colonial Portuguesa
subject surface form:
Estado Novo (Portugal)
subject surface form:
Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho
this entity surface form:
Angolan War of Independence
this entity surface form:
Angolan War of Independence
this entity surface form:
Guinea-Bissau War of Independence
this entity surface form:
Portuguese Colonial War in Africa
this entity surface form:
Angolan War of Independence
this entity surface form:
Guinea-Bissau War of Independence
subject surface form:
Estado Novo (Portugal)
subject surface form:
António de Spínola
this entity surface form:
Angolan War of Independence
this entity surface form:
Angolan War of Independence
this entity surface form:
Guinea-Bissau theatre of the Portuguese Colonial War
this entity surface form:
Angola theatre of the Portuguese Colonial War