Amilcar Cabral was a Bissau-Guinean and Cape Verdean agricultural engineer, political organizer and diplomat remembered as one of Africa's foremost anti-colonial leaders. He led the nationalist movement of Guinea-Bissau and the Cape Verde Islands and the resulting war of independence in Guinea-Bissau, and was shot dead in January 1973, about eight months before Guinea-Bissau declared independence.
Facts
Classification
Political RoleDe facto leader of the Liberated Zones 1 Sources
1. Am?lcar Cabral - Wikipedia (Wikipedia)
2. Amilcar Cabral (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead section
was a Bissau-Guinean and Cape Verdean agricultural engineer, political organizer, diplomat, and half-brother of Luis Cabral. He was widely remembered as one of Africa's foremost anti-colonial leaders.
Lead section, opening sentence
(1973-01-20)20 January 1973
Entity description, gender reference sentence
He led the nationalist movement of Guinea-Bissau and the Cape Verde Islands and the resulting war of independence in Guinea-Bissau, and was shot dead in January 1973, about eight months before Guinea-Bissau declared independence.
View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.