MEMORIALS
MONUMENT TO THE PORTUGUESE SOLDIERS FALLEN IN AFRICA
Type: Physical memorial
Alternative name: Monumento aos combatentes no Ultramar
Location: Lisbon
Country: Portugal
License: PD | By: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz | Source: link
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This memorial, which is located at the Bom Sucesso Fort in central Lisbon commemorates the soldier that fell in the Portuguese Colonial War (Portuguese: Guerra Colonial), also known as the Overseas War in Portugal (Portuguese: Guerra do Ultramar) or in the former colonies as the War of liberation (Portuguese: Guerra de Libertação), which was fought between Portugal´s military and the emerging nationalist movements in Portugal´s African colonies between 1961 and 1974.
More info available at guerracolonial.org (in Portugese)
POSTED BY JON BRUNBERG ON 2010-01-03 13:21:22
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