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Index Of Guinea-Bissau-related Articles
Articles (arranged alphabetically) related to Guinea-Bissau include: __NOTOC__ A Abdul Injai ( Abdoul Ndaiye) - Abdul Rahman al-Sadi - Administrador - Africa Squadron - Leo Africanus - Agriculture in Guinea-Bissau - Aldeamento - Alfa - Alfa Mahmoud Kati - Alfa Molo - Alfa Yaya - Amarildo Almeida - Jose Eduardo Araujo - Fernando Arlete (sprinter) - Olympic sprinter Fernando Arlete (distance runner) - Olympic distance runner Armazens do Povo ( People's Stores) - Armee de Liberation Nacionale Guineene ( ALNG) - Art of Guinea-Bissau - Askia Mohammad - Assembleia Nacional Popular ( ANP) - Assimilados - Diego da Azambuja - Gomes Eannes de Azurara B Badius - Bafatá - Bagas - Baiotes - Balafon - Balantas - Balantes - Baldé - Adul Baldé - Ibraima Baldé - Mamadi Baldé - Bambaras - Bana - Banco National Ultramarino (BNU) - Banyuns; Banhuns; Bainuk - Rafael Paula Barbosa - Rui Duarte de Barros - Honorio Pereira Berreto - Ibn Battuta - Batuko; Batuco; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau ( ; pt, Guiné-Bissau; ff, italic=no, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫 𞤄𞤭𞤧𞤢𞥄𞤱𞤮, Gine-Bisaawo, script=Adlm; Mandinka: ''Gine-Bisawo''), officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau ( pt, República da Guiné-Bissau, links=no ), is a country in West Africa that covers with an estimated population of 1,726,000. It borders Senegal to the north and Guinea to the south-east. Guinea-Bissau was once part of the kingdom of Kaabu, as well as part of the Mali Empire. Parts of this kingdom persisted until the 18th century, while a few others were under some rule by the Portuguese Empire since the 16th century. In the 19th century, it was colonised as Portuguese Guinea. Portuguese control was restricted and weak until the early 20th century with the pacification campaigns, these campaigns solidified Portuguese sovereignty in the area. The final Portuguese victory over the remaining bastion of mainland resistance, the Papel ruled Kingdom of Bissau in 1915 by the Portu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baga People
Baga may refer to: People * Baga (king) (3rd century BC), a king of ancient Mauretania * Ena Baga (1906–2004), English pianist * Kiri Baga (born 1995), American figure skater * Rita Baga, Canadian drag queen * Baga Chipz, stage name of Leo Loren, British drag queen Places * Baga, Bhola, Bangladesh * Baga, Patuakhali, Bangladesh * Baga, Borno * Baga, Goa, India ** Baga Creek, a tidal estuary in Baga * Bagà, Catalonia, Spain * Baga, Mainling County, Tibet * Baga, Doufelgou, Togo * Baga, Togo * , Tibet, whose transcription from Chinese is Baga * Mount Baga, Australia * Another name for Mbava in Solomon Islands Other uses * Baga (grape), a Portuguese wine grape variety * Baga (novel), by Robert Pinget * ''Baga Beach'' (film), 2013 Konkani-English film * Bagå Formation, on the island of Bornholm, Denmark * Baga people, of Guinea ** Baga language * British Amateur Gymnastics Association * A synonym for the Portuguese wine grape Alicante Bouschet See also * Baga de Secre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bafatá
Bafatá is a town in central Guinea-Bissau, known as the birthplace of Amílcar Cabral. The town has a population of 22,501 (2008 est). It is the capital of Bafatá Region as well as the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bafatá, which was established in March 2001 with Carlos Pedro Zilli as bishop. Bafatá is noted for its brickmaking. By the 1880s it was an established trading centre for the Portuguese, including peanuts, cattle, hides, textiles, and salt. Landmarks The town is served by Bafatá Airport Bafatá Airport is an airport serving Bafatá in Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau ( ; pt, Guiné-Bissau; ff, italic=no, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫 𞤄𞤭𞤧𞤢𞥄𞤱𞤮, Gine-Bisaawo, script=Adlm; Mandinka: ''Gine-Bisawo''), officially the Republ ..., an airstrip, and a regional hospital. There is a hotel, the Bafatá Apartamento Imel. The restaurant ''Ponto de Encontro'' serves Portuguese cuisine. The surrounding forests are noted for their monkey and antelope populations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badius
__NOTOC__ Jodocus Badius (french: Josse Bade; es, Jodoco del Badia; 1462–1535), also known as , , and , was a pioneer of the printing industry, a renowned grammarian, and a pedagogue. Life Josse Badius was born in the village of Asse (formerly Assche) near Brussels in Flemish Brabant in AD 1462. He was a scholar of considerable repute, studying in Brussels and Ferrara and teaching Greek for several years at Lyons, France. During the years 1492–1498, while in Lyon, he began working as a proofreader and editor for the printer Jean Trechsel. He moved to Paris, where he established his own printing house in the year 1503, which eventually took the name '. With 775 editions, it served as one of the most active publishers during the first three decades of the 16th century. He specialized in Roman classical texts in Latin, often with his own ' for the student market. For example, for the 2nd-century BC Roman playwright Terence, Badius printed a ''Praenotamenta'' in 1502. Thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gomes Eannes De Azurara
Gomes Eanes de Zurara (c. 1410 – c. 1474), sometimes spelled Eannes or Azurara, was a Portuguese chronicler of the European Age of Discovery, the most notable after Fernão Lopes. Life and career Zurara adopted the career of letters in middle life. He probably entered the royal library as assistant to Fernão Lopes during the reign of King Edward of Portugal (1433–1438), and he had sole charge of it in 1452. His ''Chronicle of the Siege and Capture of Ceuta'', a supplement (third part) to Lopes's ''Chronicle of King John I'', dates from 1449–1450, and three years later he completed the first draft of the ''Chronicle of the Discovery and Conquest of Guinea'', our authority for the early Portuguese voyages of discovery down the African coast and in the ocean, more especially for those undertaken under the auspices of Prince Henry the Navigator. It contains some account of the life work of that prince, and it has biographical as well as geographical interest. On 6 June 1454 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diogo De Azambuja
Diogo de Azambuja or Diego de Azambuja (1432–1518) was a Portuguese noble and explorer. Soldier He was born at Montemor-o-Velho, and became a knight of the Order of Aviz in the service of the Infante Dom Pedro, son of the Regent Infante Peter, Duke of Coimbra. After Peter's defeat and death in the battle of Alfarrobeira (1449), he accompanied his master into exile. In 1458, he fought on the side of Afonso V in the conquest of Alcácer-Ceguer in Morocco. He received several honours and became a counselor of the king. During the War of the Castilian Succession, he participated in the recapture of the town of Alegrete from the Castilians. He was injured in the leg during this engagement. Portuguese Gold Coast In 1481, Diogo was appointed by John II as captain of a fleet consisting of nine caravels and two ships with 600 soldiers and 100 masons and carpenters. They were sent, along with the necessary stone and other materials, to construct a fortress called São Jorge d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assimilados
Assimilado is the term given to African subjects of the colonizing Portuguese Empire from the 1910s to the 1960s, who had reached a level of "civilization", according to Portuguese legal standards, that theoretically qualified them for full rights as Portuguese citizens. Portuguese colonizers claimed as the goal for their assimilation practices, the "close union of races of different degrees of civilization that help and support each other loyally"; however, this notion of a "close union" differed from its practical application in the cultural and social spheres of the colonies of Portuguese Angola, Portuguese Mozambique and Portuguese Guinea.Heywood, Linda (2000). ''Contested Power in Angola, 1840s to the Present'', pp. 92-93. Rochester: University of Rochester Press. . Formation in Portuguese lawmaking Assimilation ideals begin Portugal, along with France, was one of the only Africa colonizers which introduced the idea of assimilation of the colonized people into the popula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Assembleia Nacional Popular
The unicameral National People's Assembly ( pt, Assembleia Nacional Popular) is Guinea-Bissau's legislative body. The Assembly has a total of 102 seats, with all 102 members being elected. Previous National People's Assembly election results See also *History of Guinea-Bissau *Politics of Guinea-Bissau *List of presidents of the National People's Assembly of Guinea-Bissau References External links * {{coord, 11.8584, N, 15.5908, W, source:wikidata, display=title Politics of Guinea-Bissau Political organisations based in Guinea-Bissau Government of Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau ( ; pt, Guiné-Bissau; ff, italic=no, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫 𞤄𞤭𞤧𞤢𞥄𞤱𞤮, Gine-Bisaawo, script=Adlm; Mandinka: ''Gine-Bisawo''), officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau ( pt, República da Guiné-Bissau, links=no ) ... Buildings and structures in Bissau 1973 establishments in Portuguese Guinea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Askia Mohammad
Askia Muhammad I (b. 1443 – d. 1538), born Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr al-Turi or Muhammad Ture, was the first ruler of the Askia dynasty of the Songhai Empire, reigning from 1493 to 1528. He is also known as Askia the Great, and his name in modern Songhai is Mamar Kassey. Askia Muhammad strengthened his empire and made it the largest empire in West Africa's history. At its peak under his reign, the Songhai Empire encompassed the Hausa states as far as Kano (in present-day Northern Nigeria) and much of the territory that had belonged to the Songhai empire in the east. His policies resulted in a rapid expansion of trade with Europe and Asia, the creation of many schools, and the establishment of Islam as an integral part of the empire. Muhammad was a prominent general under the Songhai ruler Sunni Ali. When Sunni Ali was succeeded by his son, Sunni Baru, in 1492, Muhammad challenged the succession on the grounds that the new ruler was not a faithful Muslim. He defeated Baru and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Of Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau ( ; pt, Guiné-Bissau; ff, italic=no, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫 𞤄𞤭𞤧𞤢𞥄𞤱𞤮, Gine-Bisaawo, script=Adlm; Mandinka: ''Gine-Bisawo''), officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau ( pt, República da Guiné-Bissau, links=no ), is a country in West Africa that covers with an estimated population of 1,726,000. It borders Senegal to the north and Guinea to the south-east. Guinea-Bissau was once part of the kingdom of Kaabu, as well as part of the Mali Empire. Parts of this kingdom persisted until the 18th century, while a few others were under some rule by the Portuguese Empire since the 16th century. In the 19th century, it was colonised as Portuguese Guinea. Portuguese control was restricted and weak until the early 20th century with the pacification campaigns, these campaigns solidified Portuguese sovereignty in the area. The final Portuguese victory over the remaining bastion of mainland resistance, the Papel ruled Kingdom of Bissau in 1915 by the Portugue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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