Independence and Revolution in Portuguese-Speaking Africa: Selected Articles and Interviews, 1980-1986

Aquino de Bragança, Tomaz

ISBN 10: 0796924333 / ISBN 13: 9780796924339

Published by HSRC Press, 2019

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Independence and Revolution in Portuguese-Speaking Africa: Selected Articles and Interviews, 1980-1986
• Publisher: HSRC Press
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0796924333
• ISBN 13: 9780796924339
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Tomaz Aquino de Bragança, a close adviser to former Mozambican president Samora Machel, dedicated his life to the liberation struggles of southern Africa. Before his death in a plane crash (along with President Machel) in 1986, he was a journalist, an academic, a diplomat, and a public intellectual known for his skill in sensitive and discreet political negotiation, most notably his role in Mozambique’s revolution and independence from Portugal in 1975. Marco Mondaini and Colin Darch present a selection of Aquino’s postindependence writings and interviews, many published here in English for the first time. They also provide a general introduction to Aquino’s life and thought and short introductions to the texts. The result is both a compelling glimpse into the inner workings of several liberation movements and a window on the development of Aquino’s thinking around issues of independence, nationalism, and the character of the struggles.

About the Authors

Marco Mondaini is associate professor at the Center for Studies and Research on Social Rights and Social Policies at the Federal University of Pernambuco. Colin Darch, now retired, has conducted research and taught at universities in Brazil, Ethiopia, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe.  

Colin Darch is honorary fellow at the Human Sciences Research Council and honorary research associate at the University of Cape Town. David Hedges is a faculty member in the department of history at the Universidade Eduardo Mondlane in Maputo.