Location of Chéché in Portuguese Guinea | |
Location | Chéché, Portuguese Guinea |
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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
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]
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