Esta É a Nossa Pátria Bem Amada
"Esta É a Nossa Pátria Bem Amada" (English: "This Is Our Well Beloved Motherland") is the national anthem of Guinea-Bissau. Written in 1963 by Amílcar Cabral (1924–1973) and composed by Xiao He (1918–2010), it was adopted upon independence from Portugal in 1974.
| English: This Is Our Well Beloved Motherland | |
|---|---|
National anthem of Guinea-Bissau, Former national anthem of Cape Verde | |
| Lyrics | Amílcar Cabral, 1963 |
| Music | Xiao He, 1963 |
| Adopted | 1974 |
| Relinquished | 1996 (Cape Verde) |
It was also the national anthem of Cape Verde, a legacy of both countries' joint independence, until 1996, when a new anthem ("Cântico da Liberdade") was adopted by Cape Verde.
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