Mathew 28:19 Portanto ide, fazei discípulos de todas as nações, batizando-os em nome do Pai, e do Filho, e do Espírito Santo; Mathew 28:20 ensinando-os a observar todas as coisas que eu vos tenho mandado; e eis que eu estou convosco todos os dias, até a consumação dos séculos. The Republic of Guinea-Bissau (pronounced /ˈgɪni bɨˈsaʊ/; Portuguese: República da Guiné-Bissau, IPA:
[ʁɛˈpublikɐ dɐ giˈnɛ biˈsau]) is a country in
western Africa, and one of the smallest nations in continental Africa. It is bordered by
Senegal to the north, and
Guinea to the south and east, with the
Atlantic Ocean to its west. Formerly the
Portuguese colony of
Portuguese Guinea, upon independence, the name of its capital,
Bissau, was added to the country's name in order to prevent confusion between itself and the
Republic of GuineaCulture
See also:
List of writers from Guinea-Bissau,
Music of Guinea-BissauThe music of Guinea-Bissau is usually associated with the
polyrhythmic gumbe genre, the country's primary musical export. However, civil unrest other factors have combined over the years to keep gumbe, and other genres, out of mainstream audiences, even in generally syncretist African countries.
The
calabash is the primary
musical instrument of Guinea-Bissau, and is used in extremely swift and rhythmically complex
dance music. Lyrics are almost always in
Guinea-Bissau Creole, a
Portuguese-based
creole language, and are often humorous and topical, revolving around current events and controversies, especially
AIDS.
The word gumbe is sometimes used generically, to refer to any music of the country, although it most specifically refers to a unique style that fuses about ten of the country's
folk music traditions.
Tina and tinga are other popular genres, while extent folk traditions include
ceremonial music used in
funerals,
initiations and other rituals, as well as
Balanta brosca and
kussundé,
Mandinga djambadon and the
kundere sound of the
Bijagos islands.
History
Main article:
History of Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau was once part of the kingdom of
Gabu (
Kaabu), part of the
Mali Empire; parts of this kingdom persisted until the
eighteenth century.
Portuguese Guinea was known also, from its main economic activity, as the Slave Coast. Although the rivers and coast of this area were among the first places colonized by the Portuguese, since the
16th century, the interior was not explored until the
nineteenth century. The local African rulers in Guinea, who prospered greatly from the
slave trade, had no interest in allowing the Europeans any further inland than the fortified coastal settlements where the trading takes place. The Portuguese presence in Guinea was therefore largely limited to the port of
Bissau and
Cacheu. For a brief period in the 1790s the British attempt to establish a rival foothold on an offshore island, at
Bolama. But by the 19th century the Portuguese were sufficiently secure in Bissau to regard the neighbouring coastline as their own special territory, also up North in part of the present South Senegal.
An armed rebellion beginning in 1956 by the
African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC) under the leadership of
Amílcar Cabral gradually consolidated its hold on the country. Unlike guerilla movements in other
Portuguese colonies, the PAIGC rapidly extended its military control over large portions of the country, aided by the jungle-like terrain, its easily-reached borderlines with neighbouring countries and large quantities of arms from
Cuba,
China, the
Soviet Union, and other African countries. Cuba also agreed to supply artillery experts, doctors and technicians.
[1] The PAIGC even managed to acquire a significant anti-aircraft capability in order to defend itself against aerial attack. By 1973, the PAIGC was in control of most of the country. Independence was unilaterally declared on
September 24,
1973, and was recognized by a 93-7 UN General Assembly vote in November 1973.
[1] Recognition became universal following the 1974 socialist-inspired
military coup in
Portugal.Following independence local soldiers that fought along with the
Portuguese Army against the
PAIGC guerrillas were slaughtered by the thousands. A small number escaped to Portugal or to other African nations. The most famous massacre occurred in
Bissorã. In 1980 PAIGC admitted in its newspaper "Nó Pintcha" (dated 29/11/1980) that many were executed and buried in unmarked collective graves in the woods of Cumerá, Portogole and Mansabá.
The country was controlled by a revolutionary council until 1984. The first multi-party elections were held in 1994, but an army uprising in 1998 led to the president's ousting and the
Guinea-Bissau Civil War. Elections were held again in 2000 and
Kumba Ialá was elected president.
In September 2003, a coup took place in which the military arrested Ialá on the charge of being "unable to solve the problems." After being delayed several times,
legislative elections were held in March 2004 . A
mutiny of
military factions in October 2004 resulted in the death of the head of the armed forces, and caused widespread unrest.
In June 2005, presidential elections were held for the first time since the coup that deposed Ialá. Ialá returned as the candidate for the PRS, claiming to be the legitimate president of the country, but the election was won by former president
João Bernardo Vieira, deposed in the 1998 coup. Vieira was a candidate for one of the factions of the PAIGC. Vieira beat
Malam Bacai Sanhá in a runoff-election, but Sanhá refused initially to concede, claiming that the elections have been
fraudulent in two
constituencies, including the capital, Bissau.
Despite reports that there had been an influx of arms in the weeks leading up to the election and reports of some "disturbances during campaigning" - including attacks on the presidential palace and the Interior Ministry by as-yet-unidentified gunmen -
European monitors labelled the election as "calm and organized".
Climate:Guinea-Bissau is warm all year around and there is little temperature fluctuation averaging 26.3 degrees Celsius. The average rainfall for Bissau is 2024 mm although this is almost entirely accounted for during the rainy season which falls between June and September/October. During the months of December, January, February, March and April, the country experiences
drought-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
WHO will go to this country and share the lovely name of JESUS?
Mathew 28:18 And Jesus came to them and spake unto them, saying, All authority hath been given unto me in heaven and on earth. 19Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit: 20teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I commanded you: and lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.
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