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Amílcar Cabral
Guinea-Bissauan politician (1924–1973) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Amílcar Lopes Cabral (Portuguese: [ɐˈmilkaɾ ˈlɔpɨʃ kɐˈbɾal]; (1924-09-12)12 September 1924 – (1973-01-20)20 January 1973) was a Bissau-Guinean and Cape Verdean agricultural engineer, political organizer, and diplomat. He was one of Africa's foremost anti-colonial leaders.[1][2] He was also a pan-Africanist and intellectual nationalist revolutionary poet.[3]
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![]() Cabral wearing a traditional skullcap known as a sumbia during the 1964 Cassacá Congress, a gathering of PAIGC cadres. | |
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Born | Amílcar Lopes Cabral (1924-09-12)12 September 1924 Bafatá, Portuguese Guinea |
Died | 20 January 1973(1973-01-20) (aged 48) Conakry, Guinea |
Manner of death | Assassination by gunshot |
Resting place | Amílcar Cabral's Mausoleum |
Political party | African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde; People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola |
Also known by the nom de guerre Abel Djassi, Cabral led the nationalist movement of Guinea-Bissau and the Cape Verde Islands and the ensuing war of independence in Guinea-Bissau. He was assassinated on 20 January 1973, about eight months before Guinea-Bissau's unilateral declaration of independence. He was deeply influenced by Marxism, becoming an inspiration to revolutionary socialists and national independence movements worldwide.