Amilcar Cabral
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About
Nationalist thinker, writer, and politician who led the nationalist movement of Guinea-Bissau.
Before Fame
He studied at the Instituto Superior de Agronomia in Lisbon.
Trivia
He was a passionate supporter of the war for independence against the Portuguese regime, which led to his January 20, 1973, assassination.
Family Life
He was born to Juvenal Lopes da Costa Cabral and Iva Pinhel Evora. His nom de guerre was Abel Djassi.
Associated With
He was influenced by Karl Marx, although he did not claim to be a Marxist.
