What is Portuguese Colonial War?
{{Infobox military conflict | conflict = Portuguese Colonial War <br> ''Guerra Colonial Portuguesa'' | image = Guerra Colonial Portuguesa.jpg | image_size = 300px | partof = the Decolonisation of Africa and the [[Cold War]] | date = 1961–1974 | place = [[Angola]], [[Guinea-Bissau]], and [[Portuguese Mozambique|Mozambique]] | result = [[Carnation Revolution]]. The end of ''Estado Novo'' rule. Independence of [[Angola]], [[Cape Verde]], [[Guinea Bissau]], [[Mozambique]] and [[São Tomé and Principe]] | territory = Portuguese overseas territories in Africa become independent.<ref>[[Mia Couto]], [http://mondediplo.com/2004/04/15mozambique Carnation revolution], [[Monde Diplomatique]]</ref> | combatant1 = {{flagicon|Portugal}} Estado Novo {{Collapsible list |title='''Supported by''': |{{flag|South Africa|1928}} |{{flag|Rhodesia|1968}} |{{flag|Malawi|1969}} }} | combatant2 = {{flagicon image|Movimento_Popular_de_Libertação_de_Angola_(bandeira).svg}} [[MPLA]]<br>{{flagicon image|Bandeira da FNLA.svg}} FNLA<br>{{flagicon image|Flag of UNITA.svg}} [[UNITA]]<br>{{flagicon image|Flag of Cabinda.svg}} FLEC<br>{{flagicon image|Flag of PAIGC.svg}} PAIGC<br>{{flagicon|Mozambique|1974}} FRELIMO {{Collapsible list |title='''Supported by''': |{{flag|Soviet Union|1955}} |{{flag|Cuba}} |{{flag|China}} |{{flag|USA}} |{{flag|Zaire}} |{{flag|Algeria}} |{{flag|Tunisia|1959}} |{{flag|Tanzania|1991}} |{{flag|Zambia|1964}} |{{flag|Senegal}} |{{flag|Guinea}} |{{flagicon|Congo-Brazzaville|1970}} [[People's Republic of the Congo|Congo-Brazzaville]] |{{flagicon|Egypt|1972}} [[Federation of Arab Republics|Egypt]] |{{flagicon|Bulgaria|1971}} [[People's Republic of Bulgaria|Bulgaria]] }} | commander1 = '''Generally''':{{plainlist| *{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[António de Oliveira Salazar]] [[Death by natural causes|#]] *{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Marcelo Caetano]] *{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Américo Tomás]]}} '''Angola''':{{plainlist| *{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Francisco da Costa Gomes]]}} '''Portuguese Guinea''':{{pla