International and State Defense Police (Portuguese: Polícia Internacional e de Defesa do Estado; PIDE) was a Portuguese security agency that existed during
Angolan War of Independence (Portuguese: Guerra de Independência de Angola; 1961–1974), known as the Armed Struggle of National Liberation (Portuguese: Luta
operations in the PortugueseColonialWar arose at the outset the need to create various types of irregular forces to help the Portuguese Armed Forces. These