Guinea-Bissau
polity · 1920 AD–present
Guinea-Bissau, a polity recorded 1920 AD–present: 3 mapped boundaries, cited to 1 source, on an interactive historical map you can move through time.
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Names
| Name | In use | Language |
|---|---|---|
| Guinea-Bissau | 1920 AD–1944 AD | — |
| Guinea-Bissau (Portugal) | 1945 AD–1959 AD | — |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1960 AD–present | — |
Recorded boundaries
| Period | Control | Confidence | Evidence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 AD–1944 AD | administrative control | high confidence | observed at 1920 AD | — |
| 1945 AD–1959 AD | administrative control | high confidence | observed at 1945 AD | Subject to Portugal. |
| 1960 AD–present | administrative control | high confidence | observed at 1960 AD | — |
Each row is a snapshot the source recorded, not a continuous history. The period between two observations is an inference this atlas shows rather than hides.