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Cabral, Amilcar
Guinean revolutionary leader
1924 - Born in Bafata, Portuguese Guinea, on the 21st of September.
Educated in Lisbon, and he founded student movements dedicated to African nationalism.
1950s - He returned to Africa and began forming independence movements.
He was involved in the formation of the PAIGC or Partido Africano da Independência da Guiné e Cabo Verde.
He also worked to form a liberation party in Angola with Agostinho Neto.
1962 - Cabral led the PAIGC in a military conflict against the Portuguese imperial forces.
1973 - Assassinated on 20th of January, just months before Guinea-Bissau gained independence.
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Revolution in Guinea: Selected Texts by Amilcar Cabral (Paperback - Mar 1, 1970) |
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In the twilight of revolution: The political theory of Amilcar Cabral by Jock McCulloch (Paperback - May 18, 1983) |
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Amilcar Cabral: Revolutionary Leadership And People's War by Patrick Chabal (Paperback - Mar 31, 2003) This book, first published in 1983 by Cambridge University Press and now issued for the first time in paperback with a new preface, tells the story of Amilcar Cabral who, as head of PAIGC,...  Usually ships in 24 hours |
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Return to the Source: Selected Speeches by Amilcar Cabral (Hardcover - Dec 1, 1974) |
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Amilcar Cabral: Essai de biographie politique (Petite collection Maspero) by Mario de Andrade (Unknown Binding - May 18, 1980) |
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Unity and struggle: Speeches and writings by Amilcar Cabral (Paperback - May 18, 1979) |
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