Monument to the Portuguese soldiers fallen in Africa (Monumento aos combatentes no Ultramar)

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Monument to the Portuguese soldiers fallen in Africa

Type: Physical memorial
Alternative name: Monumento aos combatentes no Ultramar
Location: Lisbon
Country: Portugal

Added: 1/3/2010 1:21:22 PM
Updated: 8/26/2013 12:40:47 PM

Monument to the Portuguese soldiers fallen in Africa

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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 1/3/2010 1:21:22 PM