Cheche Disaster

Cheche Disaster
Location of Chéché in Portuguese Guinea
LocationChéché, Portuguese Guinea
Date6 February 1969
Fatalities47 Portuguese soldiers, 5 Guinean militia
CauseFerry tipping

11°55′52″N 14°12′48″W / 11.931102°N 14.213288°W / 11.931102; -14.213288

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.

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