Cheche Disaster

Cheche Disaster

Location of Chéché in Portuguese Guinea
Location	Chéché, Portuguese Guinea
Date	6 February 1969
Fatalities	47 Portuguese soldiers, 5 Guinean militia
Cause	Ferry tipping

11°55′52″N 14°12′48″W / 11.931102°N 14.213288°W / 11.931102; -14.213288

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 River.^[1]