Chéché or Ché Ché is a village in the

Gabú Region Gabú region is the easternmost region in Guinea-Bissau. Its capital is Gabú. The region borders Senegal to the north, Guinea to the east and south and the Guinea-Bissau regions of Tombali Region, Tombali and Bafatá Region, Bafatá to the west ...

of north-eastern

Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau, officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, is a country in West Africa that covers with an estimated population of 2,026,778. It borders Senegal to Guinea-Bissau–Senegal border, its north and Guinea to Guinea–Guinea-Bissau b ...

. It lies on the south of the

Corubal River The Corubal, also known as the Rio Corubal or Tomine, is a river of West Africa, a major tributary of the Geba River. For a short distance, it forms the international border between Guinea and Guinea-Bissau. It has a length of approximately . Hi ...

, to the south of

Canjadude Canjadude is a village in the Gabú sector of the Gabú Region in north-eastern Guinea-Bissau. It lies to the south of Uelíngarà. Canjadude, along with Catió Catió is a city in south-western Guinea-Bissau. It is the capital of Tombali R ...

. The river crossing was the site of the

Cheche Disaster The Cheche Disaster (Portuguese: ''Desastre do Cheche'') was an incident during the Portuguese Colonial War in Portuguese Guinea (now Guinea-Bissau) in which almost fifty Portuguese soldiers died on 6 February 1969 while crossing the Corubal R ...

of 6 February 1969, in which about 50 Portuguese soldiers drowned in an accident when their ferry tipped over.

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Populated places in Guinea-Bissau Gabu region {{GuineaBissau-geo-stub