Bolama is the main town of Bolama Island and the capital of the Bolama Region. Though once the capital of Portuguese Guinea (now Guinea-Bissau), it has...
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Bolama may refer to several locations in Guinea-Bissau: Bolama Region Bolama Island Bolama (town), capital of the region and main town of the island This...
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Guinea or Colony of Bolama and Bolama River, was a colony of the United Kingdom in West Africa. Its capital was in the city of Bolama. The colony was founded...
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populated island, Bubaque. The administrative capital, Bolama is situated on the island of Bolama. There is a high diversity of ecosystems: mangroves with...
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Bolama is the closest of the Bissagos Islands to the mainland of Guinea-Bissau. The island has a population of 6,024 (2009 census). It shares its name...
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Ávila e Bolama (Marquis of Ávila and Bolama). After another eight years, on 14 May 1878, King Luis raised him still higher to Duque de Ávila e Bolama (Duke...
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11°20′N 16°5′W / 11.333°N 16.083°W / 11.333; -16.083 Bolama is an administrative region in Guinea-Bissau, consisting primarily of the Bijagós Archipelago...
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led to a brief attempt in the 1790s to establish a base on the island of Bolama, which showed no evidence of continuous Portuguese presence. The British...
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Canal de Bolama is a strait in the coast of Guinea Bissau on the Atlantic Ocean. The Canal de Bolama runs from NW to SE and is located to the east of...
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equivalent to modern-day Guinea-Bissau. In 1941 the capital moved from Bolama to Bissau. (Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office) For...
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