Henrique Abranches
Henrique (or Enrique) Abranches (September 29, 1932 – August 8, 2004) was an Angolan writer and anthropologist born in Lisbon, Portugal.
Henrique Abranches
- Name
- Henrique Abranches
- Born
- 29 September 1932
- Died
- 8 August 2004
- Occupation
- Writer
- Nationality
- Portugal · Angola
- Languages
- Portuguese
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Henrique (or Enrique) Abranches (September 29, 1932 – August 8, 2004) was an Angolan writer and anthropologist born in Lisbon, Portugal.
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Henrique Abranches (1932–2004) was an anthropologist, poet and political activist, among other activities and a national of Angola and Portugal. Born in Lisbon, the anthropologist died in South Africa. Henrique Abranches worked in Casa dos Estudantes do Império. Languages used include Portuguese.
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• Name — Henrique Abranches • Born — 29 September 1932 • Died — 8 August 2004 • Occupation — Writer • Language — Portuguese • Notable Works — Konkhava de Féti
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In 1975, he went to Angola, where he acquired citizenship. With Pepetela, he founded in Algiers the Angolan Studies Center, where they worked on writing a handbook about the history of Angola. After independence, he was committed to cultural intervention. He was a teacher in higher education, besides being a poet, fiction writer, essayist and playwright. He was also the Director of the National Museum of Slavery, Angola.
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1932
Henrique Abranches born at Lisbon.
2004
Henrique Abranches died at South Africa.
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• National Literature Award (1981) for Konkhava de Féti. • National Literature Award (1990) for O Clã de Novembrino • Luanda trophy (1997)
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