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Guinea-Bissau
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500 Pesos, 1983
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Front: Francisco Mendes (1939-1978), Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau
1973-1978
Back: Depicting the people of Guinea-Bissau being taken into slavery in
times past
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100 Pesos, 1990
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Front: Domingos Ramos
Back: Banco Nacional da Guiné-Bissau
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1,000 Pesos, 1990
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Front: Amílcar Lopes Cabral (1924-1973), African agronomic engineer, writer
and nationalist
Cabral was born in Portuguese Guinea, son of Cape-Verdeans. He was
educated in Lisbon, Portugal. While a student in Lisbon, he founded student
movements dedicated to African nationalism. After returning to Africa, he
found the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape
Verde.
Beginning in 1962, Cabral fought against the Portuguese forces to attain
independence for both Portuguese Guinea and Cape Verde. In 1972 he began
forming a People's Assembly in preparation for independence. He was
assassinated in 1973 before independence.
Back: Allegory with title: Apoteose ao Triunfo
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5,000 Pesos, 1990
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Front: Amílcar Lopes Cabral (1924-1973), African agronomic engineer, writer
and nationalist
Back: People harvesting and tilling their crops
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10,000 Pesos, 1993
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Front: Amílcar Lopes Cabral (1924-1973), African agronomic engineer, writer
and nationalist
Back: Women fishing in a stream
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Back to Africa
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Guinea-Bissau, located on the west coast of Africa, was an overseas province of
Portugal, known as Portuguese Guinea. It gained independence and adopted the
present name in 1974. Joined the monetary union of the West African States in
1997. For a more detailed
country profile, see CIA World Factbook on Guinea-Bissau.
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