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Guinea-Bissau Given Independence By Portugal
After a military revolt in Portugal that brought a left-leaning government to power, the Portuguese government agreed to grant independence to Portuguese Guinea. The new country was renamed Guinea-Bissau and its first President was Luis de Almeida Cabral.