Vasco Cabral
Vasco Cabral (1926–2005) was a Bissau-Guinean writer and politician.[1] He was minister of economy and finance and planning from 1974 to 1982. He was also minister of justice, and Second Vice President of Guinea-Bissau from 21 June 1989 to December 1991. Cabral was born on 23 August 1926[2] in Farim, northern part of the country.
Vasco Cabral
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- Name
- Vasco Cabral
- Birth Name
- António Vasco da Costa Rebelo Cabral
- Born
- 23 August 1926
- Birthplace
- Farim, Portuguese Guinea
- Died
- 24 August 2005
- Nationality
- Guinea-Bissau
- Occupation
- politician · poet
- Education
- Technical University of Lisbon
- Languages
- Portuguese
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Vasco Cabral (1926–2005) was a Bissau-Guinean writer and politician.[1] He was minister of economy and finance and planning from 1974 to 1982. He was also minister of justice, and Second Vice President of Guinea-Bissau from 21 June 1989 to December 1991. Cabral was born on 23 August 1926[2] in Farim, northern part of the country.
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Vasco Cabral (1926–2005) was a poet and politician, a national of Guinea-Bissau. The poet was born in Farim and died in Bissau.
Vasco Cabral was educated at Technical University of Lisbon. The poet held the position of Minister of Finance. Languages used include Portuguese.
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He studied at the Technical University of Lisbon and was imprisoned in 1953 for opposing António de Oliveira Salazar's regime. He was one of the founders of PAIGC (African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde). He published a book of poems in 1981, and was the founder and first president of national union of artists and writers of Guinea Bissau.[3] He was married to Barbara Matos. He died in Bissau.
Vasco Cabral (Farim, 1926 — Bissau, 2005) foi um escritor e político de Guiné-Bissau
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• Name — Vasco Cabral • Birth Name — António Vasco da Costa Rebelo Cabral • Office2 — Second Vice President of Guinea-Bissau • President2 — João Bernardo Vieira • Term Start2 — 21 June 1989 • Term End2 — December 1991 • Predecessor2 — Iafai Camará • Successor2 — Position abolished • Born — 23 August 1926 • Birthplace — Farim, Portuguese Guinea • Died — 24 August 2005 • Party — PAIGC
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• A luta é a minha primavera, 1981 (poetry)
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1926
Vasco Cabral was born on 23 August 1926.
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Vasco Cabral died on 24 August 2005.
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- 1.Infopedia .
- 2.Coutinho, Ângela Sofia Benoliel. Os dirigentes do PAIGC (Partido Africano para a Independência da Guiné e de Cabo Verde): da fundação à rutura 1956-1980. Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra. 2017. 978-989-26-1154-9.
- 3.Mendy, Peter Karibe. Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau. Scarecrow Press. 17 October 2013. 9780810880276.
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