▁of ▁conflicts ▁between ▁the ▁military ▁structure ▁and ▁political ▁power . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁in ▁Portugal ▁there ▁was ▁an ▁attempt ▁against ▁the ▁state ▁conduct ▁by ▁Major ▁General ▁Bot el ho ▁Mon iz . ▁This ▁marked ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁break , ▁and ▁the ▁origin ▁of ▁a ▁certain ▁dist rust ▁of ▁the ▁arrang ements ▁for ▁the ▁maintenance ▁of ▁a ▁single ▁command ▁center , ▁facing ▁the ▁threat ▁of ▁confront ation ▁with ▁armed ▁force . ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁ru pt ure ▁between ▁the ▁three ▁staff s : ▁the ▁Army , ▁Air ▁Force ▁and ▁Navy . ▁ ▁The ▁Estado ▁Nov o ▁considered ▁the ▁independence ▁movements ▁as ▁terror ist ▁forces ▁and ▁cam ps ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁Portugal , ▁and ▁therefore ▁never ▁recognized ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁a ▁war . ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁point ▁of ▁view , ▁the ▁fighting ▁in ▁Guinea - B iss au ▁began ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁when ▁gu err illas ▁of ▁the ▁Liber ation ▁Mov ement ▁of ▁Guinea ▁( ML G ) ▁launched ▁attacks ▁on ▁the ▁villages ▁of ▁Santo ▁Dom ingo , ▁near ▁the ▁north west ▁border ▁with ▁Sen eg al . ▁From ▁the ▁Gu ine an ▁point ▁of ▁view , ▁the ▁cl ash es ▁began ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁when ▁the ▁African ▁Party ▁for ▁the ▁Independ ence ▁of ▁Guinea ▁and ▁Cape ▁Ver de ▁( PA IG C ), ▁launched ▁an ▁attack ▁on ▁the ▁Mon c ada ▁T ite , ▁south ▁of ▁B iss au , ▁in ▁the ▁Cor ub al ▁River . ▁ ▁The