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235 PORTUGAL/490 DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGOMID#3206
Dispute Number: 3206
Date(s): May 1969 to August 15, 1969
Participants: 235 Portugal/490 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Outcome (and Settlement): Released (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Thirteen Portuguese soldiers accidentally crossed the Angola border into
the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Congolese authorities then exchanged the
Portuguese soldiers for nine Congolese civilians that had illegally entered Angola and
had been held there.
235 PORTUGAL/510 TANZANIA
MID#1364
Dispute Number: 1364
Date(s): April 14, 1972 to April 15, 1972
Participants: 235 Portugal/510 Tanzania
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: 1–25 deaths
Narrative: Portugal launched air attacks against a Tanzanian border village from its
territory in Mozambique. One Tanzanian soldier was killed. Tanzania had recently
shot down a Portuguese aircraft over Tanzanian territory, and it was also home to anti-
Portuguese guerillas fighting for the independence of Mozambique.
Coding changes: End Date changed from April 14, 1972. Fatalities changed from
Missing.
235 PORTUGAL/551 ZAMBIA
MID#1392
Dispute Number: 1392
Date(s): May 18, 1966 to August 7, 1969
Participants: 235 Portugal/551 Zambia
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (Negotiated)
Fatalities: 1–25 deaths
Narrative: Although Zambia had achieved independence in 1964, its neighbors in
Mozambique and Angola were still under Portuguese rule. Zambia allowed Mozam-
bique and Angolan rebels to establish training and supply bases on its territory; in
retaliation, Portugal undertook a military campaign against Zambia. From May 18 to
June 30, 1969, Portuguese forces entered Zambia sixty times. Perhaps the worst of