▁ 2 1 ▁September ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁Three ▁days ▁later , ▁the ▁PA IG C ▁declared ▁the ▁independence ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁state ▁in ▁Med ina ▁of ▁Bo e . ▁ ▁The ▁PA IG C ▁The ▁PA IG C ▁had ▁its ▁gen esis ▁as ▁the ▁African ▁Party ▁for ▁Independ ence ▁( PA I ) ▁and ▁was ▁founded ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁by ▁Am í l car ▁Cab ral , ▁in ▁the ▁company ▁of ▁Arist ides ▁Pere ira , ▁Lu ís ▁Cab ral , ▁Fernando ▁Fort es ▁de ▁Al me ida , ▁and ▁Julius ▁El ise e ▁Tur pin . ▁ ▁At ▁first ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁non ▁official ▁party ▁and ▁was ▁only ▁legal ized ▁four ▁years ▁later ▁when ▁it ▁acquired ▁its ▁first ▁office ▁in ▁Guinea ▁Con ak ry . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁the ▁found ers ▁of ▁the ▁PA IG C ▁participated ▁in ▁a ▁meeting ▁in ▁Paris ▁on ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁struggle ▁against ▁Portuguese ▁colonial ism . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁in ▁Tun is ▁ ▁the ▁second ▁Conference ▁of ▁African ▁pe op les ▁was ▁held , ▁which ▁Cab ral ▁and ▁his ▁colle agues ▁attended . ▁ ▁Later ▁that ▁year ▁in ▁London ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁an ▁international ▁conference ▁Portuguese ▁colonial ism ▁was ▁discussed . ▁This ▁climate ▁of ▁den unci ation ▁gave ▁stabil ization ▁to ▁the ▁PA IG C ▁and ▁they ▁initi ated ▁the ▁training ▁of ▁milit ants ▁and ▁the ▁expansion ▁into ▁the ▁country ▁at ▁the