List of countries that have gained independence from Portugal

Below are several lists of the countries and territories that were formerly ruled or administered by Portugal or part of the Portuguese Empire at some point in the past. Additional information is provided along with their independence dates that may detail Portugal's recognition of that country's independence or any extenuating circumstances that may have complicated the independence process. These lists are split between official colonies and territories while also detailing any independence efforts that were tried and failed prior to successful independence.

Colonies and overseas territories Country Pre-independence name(if different) Date of independenceor first stage NotesDay & month Year Kingdom of BrazilDeclared independence under Dom Pedro I on September 7, 1822 but only recognized by Portugal in August 29, 1825 in the Treaty of Rio de Janeiro. Portuguese GuineaFormally recognized as independent on September 10, 1974. Portuguese AngolaOn November 11 NATO declared the independence of the People's Republic of Angola. Portuguese MozambiqueIndependence for Mozambique was officially declared on June 25, 1975. Portuguese Cape VerdeOn 30 June 1975, Cape Verde elected a National Assembly which received the instruments of independence from Portugal on July 5, 1975.Cape Verde background note . United States Department of State (July 2008). Portuguese São Tomé and PríncipeIndependence granted on July 12, 1975.Richard M. Juang, Noelle Morrissette, Africa and the Americas: Culture, Politics, and History (2008) p.970 Portuguese TimorDespite being invaded by Indonesia in 1975, the invasion was not recognized as legal by the United Nations, which continued to regard Portugal as the legal administering power of East Timor. East Timor finally achieved independence in 2002 following a UN-administered transition period.C. R. Boxer, "Portuguese Timor: A Rough Island Story, 1515-1960." History Today (May 1960) 19#5) pp 349-355.

Territories ceded to other sovereign states Territory Recipient state Date Notes Canary IslandsOfficially recognized Castilian sovereignty over the Canary Islands in the Treaty of Alcáçovas. BombayUnknown1661Marriage Treaty TangierUnknown1661Given to king Charles II of England. Ceuta Spanish EmpireTreaty of Lisbon (1668) Equatorial Guinea Spanish EmpireTreaty of El Pardo (1778) Portuguese MacauHandover of Macau

Territories lost through conquest or expulsion Territory Successor state Date Notes TamãoMing dynastyBattle of Tunmen AgadirSaadi SultanateFall of Agadir LakshadweepNativesUnknown1545Expelled by the natives in 1545. Malé Sultanate of MaldivesUnknown1573Expelled by Mohamed Thakurufaanu in 1573. Bahrain Safavid IranUnknown1602Expelled from the island in 1602. InsulindiaCapture of Amboina Hormuz Safavid IranAnglo-Persian capture of Hormuz Hooghly Mughal EmpireSiege of Hooghly Portuguese MalaccaSiege of Malacca (1641) Portuguese Gold CoastUnknown1642Expelled from the region by 1642. Portuguese CeylonJune1658Portuguese Ceylon CochinUnknown1663Conquered by the Dutch in 1663. Chittagong Mughal EmpireMughal conquest of Chittagong BasseinBattle of Vasai ChaulUnknown1740Annexed by the Maratha Confederacy in 1740. MangaloreUnknown1763Conquered by Hyder Ali in 1763. Mazagan Sultanate of MoroccoSiege of Mazagan (1769) Dadra and Nagar HaveliAnnexation of Dadra and Nagar Haveli Goa, Daman and DiuAnnexation of Goa

Abandoned territories Territory Modern-day Year Notes Newfoundland1502Last expedition in 1502. Safi, Azemmour, Alcácer-Ceguer and Asilah1540sTerritories abandoned by King João III in the 1540s. Matatana1553Last known missions in 1553. Cape Breton1570Fishing colony last mentioned in 1570.de Souza, Francisco; Tratado das Ilhas Novas, 1570

Unsuccessful independence and resistance movements Territory Date Notes Minas GeraisUnknown1789Inconfidência Mineira Pernambucan rebelsUnknown1817Pernambucan revolt Goa SatyagrahaSatyagraha movement in Goa FLA6 June 1975 Micalense Farmers' Protest FLAMA19751978Movement dissolved in 1978.

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