Amílcar Cabral

Amílcar Lopes da Costa Cabral (Portuguese: [ɐˈmilkaɾ ˈlɔpɨʃ kɐˈβɾal]; (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. He was also a pan-Africanist and intellectual nationalist revolutionary poet.

For the documentary about the person, see Amílcar Cabral (film).

Amílcar Cabral
Cabral wearing a traditional skullcap known as a sumbia during the 1964 Cassacá Congress, a gathering of PAIGC cadres.
Personal details
Born
Amílcar Lopes da Costa Cabral

(1924-09-12)12 September 1924
Bafatá, Portuguese Guinea
Died20 January 1973(1973-01-20) (aged 48)
Conakry, Guinea
Manner of deathAssassination
Resting placeAmílcar Cabral's Mausoleum
Political partyAfrican 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.

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