About
Amílcar Cabral, born on 12 September 1924 in Bafatá (Portuguese Guinea) and assassinated on 20 January 1973 in Conakry, was a leading independence leader and intellectual of Lusophone Africa. An agricultural engineer trained in Lisbon, he founded the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC) in 1956 and co-founded the MPLA in Angola. He led a successful guerrilla war against Portuguese colonialism from 1963. A theoretician of anti-colonial struggle, he authored influential speeches and writings, including 'The Weapon of Theory'. Assassinated eight months before Guinea-Bissau's independence, he is regarded as the founder of the nation by both Guineans and Cape Verdeans.
* 1924-09-12 — † 1973-01-20
Major works
- Revolution in Guinea: Selected Texts (1969)collected texts
- Return to the Source: Selected Speeches of Amílcar Cabral (1973)collected speeches
- Unity and Struggle: Speeches and Writings (1979)collected speeches and writings
Key milestones
- 1956Founded the PAIGC and co-founded the MPLA.
- 1963Launched guerrilla warfare against Portuguese colonialism.
- 1973Assassinated in Conakry by a former PAIGC member.
Themes
National independenceAnti-colonialismAfrican unityAgricultural developmentTheory of struggle
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