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Participants: 235 Portugal/433 Senegal
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Senegal accused Portuguese forces based in Portuguese Guinea of border
violations.
Coding changes: Start day changed from Missing. End day changed from Missing.
MID#1385
Dispute Number: 1385
Date(s): November 21, 1969 to December 30, 1971
Participants: 235 Portugal/433 Senegal
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Portuguese artillery shelled a Senegalese village after claiming Senegal
was supporting rebels. Portugal accused Senegal of border violations and denied
planting mines in Senegalese territory.
Coding changes: Dropped from the dispute: 438 Guinea. Start Date changed from
November 25, 1969. End day changed from Missing.
MID#1389
Dispute Number: 1389
Date(s): May 21, 1972
Participants: 235 Portugal/433 Senegal
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: 1–25 deaths
Narrative: Portuguese forces attacked a Senegalese village. Senegal was a supporter
of rebels in Portuguese Guinea.
Coding changes: Start and End Dates changed from May 26, 1972.
235 PORTUGAL/434 BENIN
MID#2744
Dispute Number: 2744
Date(s): August 1, 1961 to August 1, 1961
Participants: 434 Benin/235 Portugal
Outcome (and Settlement): Victory for side A (Imposed)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Dahomey was a former French colony that became fully independent in
- One of the first priorities for the new state was capturing Ouidah, a Portuguese
enclave within the former French territory. The successful occupation occurred on
August 1, 1961. The Portuguese officials on site were expelled from Ouidah, and the
old Portuguese fort, Ajuda, was burned. Portugal protested the aggression but was