The conflict dragged on through the 1980s until it finally escalated resulting in the shooting death of 20-year-old José Carlos Manhente Simões on June 26, 1989 by GNR forces (Guarda Nacional Republicana).
The conflict lasted for years into the 1980s before reaching a violent climax with the death of José Carlos Manhente Simões, a 20-year-old man, at the hands of GNR forces on June 26, 1989.