This 'Monument of 22 November' in Conakry, Guinea, celebrates a FAILED 1970 Portuguese invasion of Guinea in an attempt to overthrow the charismatic President Sekou Touré. Guinea actively opposed the colonisation of its neighbour Guinea Bissau, which angered the Portuguese.

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