Polity Bolama

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Was a short-lived British Colony on the island of Bolama (Guinea-Bissau).

Establishment

  • January 1801: Further British interest in the area led to a brief attempt in the 1790s to establish a base on the island of Bolama, where there was no evidence of any continuous Portuguese presence.

Chronology

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Disestablishment

  • January 1838: Official Portuguese occupation of the island of Bolama in 1837.