<P> Portugal remained steadfastly neutral in World War II, but became involved in counterinsurgency campaigns against scattered guerrilla movements in Portuguese Angola, Portuguese Mozambique, and Portuguese Guinea . Except in Portuguese Guinea, where the revolutionary PAIGC quickly conquered most of the country, Portugal was able to easily contain anti-government forces through the imaginative use of light infantry, home defense militia, and air - mobile special operations forces, despite arms embargoes from other European countries . During the counterinsurgency campaigns in Angola and Mozambique, Portugal was significantly aided by intelligence provided by native residents who did not support revolutionary forces . However, a left - wing military coup in Lisbon by Portuguese military officers in 1974 toppled the Caetano government and forced a radical change in government attitudes . Faced with international condemnation of its colonial policies and the increasing cost of administering its colonies, Portugal quickly moved to grant the remainder of its African colonies independence . </P> <P> Portugal was a founding member of NATO, and, although it had scarce forces, it played a key role in the European approaches . After 1991, Portugal committed several infantry and air - landing battalions to international operations . The Portuguese Army keeps soldiers in Bosnia, Kosovo, Macedonia and East Timor (around 6,000 men overall) and it has 128 Guardsmen military police in Iraq (Nasiriyah) under control of the Italian Army . Portugal also sent its soldiers to Afghanistan, which controlled the Kabul airport during 2005 . As international observers, Portuguese were also in Croatia, Georgia and Western Sahara . </P> <P> Portugal has also used its naval forces in NATO security operation aimed at combatting piracy in the East African coast . In May 2009, a naval vessel encountered an armed Somali pirate ship and arrested all occupants without any exchange of fire . </P>

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