Aquino de Bragança
Tomaz Aquino Messias de Bragança (born 6 April 1924 in Bardez (then Portuguese India); died 19 October 1986, Lebombo Mountains, on the South African side) was a Goan physicist, journalist, diplomat and Mozambican social scientist at the Eduardo Mondlane University. He played a leading intellectual and political role in the campaign for the decolonialisation of Mozambique from its colonial power Portugal.
Tomaz Aquino Messias de Bragança | |
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At Panjim, Goa, April 2011, during the launch of the book on Aquino de Bragança. | |
| Born | April 6, 1924 Bardez, Portuguese India |
| Died | October 19, 1986 (aged 62) Lebombo Mountains, South African side |
| Education | Liceu Nacional de Afonso de Albuquerque |
| Alma mater | University of Grenoble, University of Paris |
| Occupation(s) | Physicist, journalist, diplomat, social scientist |
| Known for | Campaign for decolonization of Mozambique |
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