Vasco Cabral
Vasco Cabral (1926–2005) was a Bissau-Guinean writer and politician.[1] He was minister of economy and finance, minister of justice, and Vice President of Guinea-Bissau.
Cabral was born in Farim. 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 died in Bissau.
Works
- A luta é a minha primavera, 1981 (poetry)
He's married to Barbara Matos.
Bibliography
- Alonso Romo, Eduardo J., Literatura africana de lengua portuguesa (in Spanish), Revista Espéculo n.º 40, 2008, Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
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