Chéché

Chéché
Village
Chéché Location in Guinea-Bissau
Coordinates: 11°55′39″N 14°12′52″W / 11.92750°N 14.21444°W / 11.92750; -14.21444Coordinates: 11°55′39″N 14°12′52″W / 11.92750°N 14.21444°W / 11.92750; -14.21444
Country	Guinea-Bissau
Region	Gabú Region
Sector	Piche
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)

Chéché or Ché Ché is a village in the Gabú Region of north-eastern Guinea-Bissau. It lies on the south of the Corubal River, to the south of Canjadude.^[1]^[2] The river crossing was the site of the Cheche Disaster of 6 February 1969, in which about 50 Portuguese soldiers drowned in an accident when their ferry tipped over.^[3]

References

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↑ Moura, Marlene (2010-02-18). "Desastre de Cheche: "Dignificar morte" de antigos combatentes". CiênciaHoje. Retrieved 2013-01-30.

Gabú Region

Gabú (capital)

Sectors	Boé Gabú Piche Pirada Sonaco

Villages	Buruntuma Camajábà Cã Mamudo Canjadude Canjia Canquelifá Cansisse Carantaba Chéché Lenquete Uacaba Uelíngarà

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