class="apple-converted-space"> independent territories was declared
to be Madina do Boe, but Bissau
remained as the capital of the Portuguese-occupied regions, and the de jure capital of the entire Portuguese
Guinea. When Portugal recognized the independence of Guinea-Bissau and pulled
out in 1974 due to the military
coup of April 25 in Lisbon, the two territories merged and
Bissau became the capital of the new independent state. The city is known for
its annual carnival.
