USU celebrates Independence Day of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau
The festive event on the occasion of Independence Day of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau was held in the USU Art Studio. International students prepared a concert program and told the guests about their country. The event was attended by 27 international students of USU, as well as representatives of USTU - citizens of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau’s Independence Day is celebrated in the last decade of September. The celebration includes a carnival and a variety of patriotic events.
Independence from Portugal was proclaimed on September 24, 1973. The military coup in Portugal in April 1974 opened up prospects for the recognition of freedom, and in August the government of Lisbon signed an agreement granting the independence to this province. The Republic of Guinea-Bissau was officially recognized by Portugal on September 10, 1974. Independence Day has become an annual national holiday.