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Guinea-Bissau Timeline Game

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About This Challenge

Introducing our timeline game set in Guinea-Bissau, where players will test their knowledge of historical events in this West African country.

  • Players will have to place events in Guinea-Bissau’s history in their correct chronological order.
  • Learn about key moments in Guinea-Bissau’s struggle for independence and political development.
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  • 1446: Portuguese explorers reach Guinea-Bissau coast
  • 16th century: Portuguese establish trading posts along the coast
  • 1879: Guinea-Bissau becomes part of Portuguese Guinea
  • 1956: African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC) founded
  • 1973: Guinea-Bissau declares independence from Portugal
  • 1973: Amilcar Cabral, leader of PAIGC, assassinated
  • 1974: Guinea-Bissau becomes independent
  • 1998: Civil war breaks out in Guinea-Bissau
  • 1999: Peace agreement signed, ending civil war
  • 2000: Kumba Yala elected president
  • 2003: Military coup ousts Kumba Yala
  • 2005: Joao Bernardo Vieira re-elected president
  • 2009: Joao Bernardo Vieira assassinated
  • 2009: Presidential elections held, Carlos Gomes Junior elected president
  • 2012: Military coup ousts Carlos Gomes Junior
  • 2014: Presidential elections held, Jose Mario Vaz elected president
  • ongoing: Political instability continues in Guinea-Bissau
  • 2018: UN Peacebuilding Commission establishes Guinea-Bissau configuration
  • 2019: Presidential elections held, Umaro Sissoco Embalo elected president
  • 2020: COVID-19 pandemic impacts Guinea-Bissau

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