Guinea-Bissau is granted independence

In 1974 Guinea-Bissau, formally Guine Portuguesa, was granted independence by Portugal. The country became independent eight months after the death of the leader of, Portuguese for African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC)., Almeida Cabral. Cabral was assassinated in Conakry in January 1973. Guinea-Bissau became independent after a coup in Portugal in April 1974 Luis Cabral, Amilcar Cabral's half-brother, became President of Guinea-Bissau. In late 1980, his government was overthrown in a bloodless coup led by Prime Minister and former armed forces commander Joao Bernardo "Nino" Vieira