Bissorã
Bissorã | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Bissorã Location in Guinea-Bissau | |
| Coordinates: 12°2′24″N 15°25′41″W / 12.04000°N 15.42806°W | |
| Country |  Guinea-Bissau |
| Region | Oio Region |
| Population (2008 (est)) | |
| • Total | 11,964 |
Bissorã is a town located in the Oio Region of Guinea-Bissau. Population 11,964 (2008 est).[1]
History
After the abrupt independence from Portugal in 1974 due to Lisbon's
PAICG. A small number had managed to emigrate previously to Portugal or to other African nations. The most famous massacre occurred in Bissorã. In 1980 PAIGC admitted in its newspaper Nó Pintcha (dated 29 November 1980) that many were executed and buried in unmarked collective graves in the woods of Cumerá, Portogole and Mansabá
.
International relations
Bissorã is
twinned
with:
References
- ^ World Gazetteer[dead link], Retrieved on June 16, 2008
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