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Angolan Writers
This is a list of Angolan writers, ordered alphabetically by surname. * Henrique Abranches (1932–2004), poet * Antero Abreu (1927–2017), poet * José Eduardo Agualusa (born 1960), Portuguese journalist and fiction writer * Fernando Costa Andrade (1936–2009), poet * Mário Pinto de Andrade (1928–1990), poet and politician * Mario António (1934–1989), poet * Gabriela Antunes (1937–2004), folklore * Arlindo Barbeitos (born 1940), poet * Geraldo Bessa Victor (1917–1985), poet * Dulce Braga (born 1958), autobiographer * António Cardoso (1933–2006), short story writer * Mendes de Carvalho, writing as ''Uanhenga Xitu'', politician and Africanist writer in Portuguese and Kimbundu * Lisa Castel (born 1955), writer and journalist * Alberto Graves Chakussanga (1978–2010), murdered Angolan radio journalist * Maria João Chipalavela * Tomaz Vieira da Cruz (1900–1960), poet * Viriato da Cruz (1928–1973), poet * Alexandre Dáskalos (born 1924), poet * Maria A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angolan People
Angolan may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Angola *Angolan people; see Demographics of Angola *Angolan culture *Angolar Creole *Something of, from, or related to the historical Bantu Kingdom of Ndongo *A resident of: **Angola, New York **Angola, Kansas See also *List of Angolans *Languages of Angola * *Angola (other) *''Angolanidade Angolanidade ( en, Angolanness or Angolanity) is the national identity of Angola.James, W. Martin. ''Historical Dictionary of Angola'', 2004. Page 28. It can also be described as Angolan cultural patriotism. Much of what is today considered angolan ...'' ("Angolan-ness") {{Disambiguation Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viriato Da Cruz
Viriato Clemente da Cruz (25 March 1928 – 13 June 1973) was an Angolan poet and politician, who was born in Kikuvo, Porto Amboim, Portuguese Angola, and died in Beijing, People's Republic of China. He is considered one of the most important Angolan poets of his time. He wrote poems in Portuguese language, Portuguese, some of which include phrases in the Angolan Bantu language of Kimbundu. He took part in the political struggle to free Angola from Portugal, Portuguese rule. Political work Cruz was educated in Luanda, the capital of Portuguese West Africa, Angola, which was then ruled by Portugal. Between 1948 and 1952, Viriato da Cruz became part of the Association of the Native Sons of Angola. In 1948, he helped found the Movement of the New Intellectuals of Angola. Suffering from tuberculosis, Da Cruz retreated to southern Angola in 1948 and 1949. There he wrote poems that established him as the most important Angolan lyrical poet of his generation. He returned to Luanda, the ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sousa Jamba
Sousa Jamba (born 9 January 1966)"Who's Who - Angola: Sousa Jamba" ''Africa Confidential''. is an n author and journalist. Biography Sousa Jamba was born in 1966 in Dondi, , in central Angola. His family were all supporters of the (UNITA), whic ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
António Jacinto
António Jacinto do Amaral Martins (28 September 1924 – 23 June 1991) was an Angolan poet and politician. He was also known by his pseudonym Orlando Tavora. Biography Jacinto was born in Luanda, Angola, to parents of Portuguese descent. He was raised and studied in the interior of Angola in the remote town of Golungo Alto in Cuanza Norte Province. After having obtained his license in Luanda, he started working as a civil servant. He stood out as a protesting poet, and as a result of his political militancy, was first arrested in 1959. Jacinto was ultimately sent to the Tarrafal concentration camp in Cape Verde from 1961 to 1972. His first book of poems was published in 1961, the same year of his arrest and imprisonment. His imprisonment received international attention, and he was transferred in 1972 to Lisbon where, on parole, he worked as an accountant. Jacinto escaped in 1973 to join the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA). As soon as independence was decl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duque Kate Hama
Duque is a Spanish surname meaning "duke". People Notable people with the name include: * Jaime Enrique Duque Correa (1943–2013), Colombian Roman Catholic bishop * Andrés Duque (21st century), American activist * Carlos Duque (1930–2014), Panamanian politician * Cynthia Duque (born 1992), Mexican beauty pageant winner * Francisco Duque III (born 1957), Filipino politician * Iván Duque Márquez (born 1976), President of Colombia from 2018 * Jaime Duque (born 1931), Colombian fencer * Jefferson Duque (born 1987), Colombian footballer * Juan Carlos Duque (born 1982), Spanish footballer * Leonardo Duque (born 1980), Colombian cyclist * María Antonieta Duque (born 1970), Venezuelan television presenter, comedian and actress * Mariana Duque (born 1989), Colombian tennis player * Orlando Duque (born 1974), Colombian diver * Pedro Duque (born 1963), Spanish astronaut * Reynaldo A. Duque (1945–2013), Filipino writer * Ximena Duque (born 1985), Colombian actress * Pedro Duque y C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henrique Guerra
Henrique () may refer to: *Henry, Count of Portugal (1066–1112) * Henry I, King of Portugal (1512–1580) *Henry the Navigator (1394–1460), a royal prince and important figure in the early days of the Portuguese Empire * Infante Henry, 4th Duke of Coimbra (born 1949) People *Carlos Henrique (other), several people *Fernando Henrique (other), several people Arts and entertainment *Henrique Campos (1909–1983), Portuguese film director *Henrique de Curitiba (1934–2008), Brazilian composer *Henrique Lopes de Mendonça (1856–1931), Portuguese poet, playwright and naval officer *Henrique Pousão (1859–1884), Portuguese painter Politics and military *Henrique Capriles (born 1972), Venezuelan politician *Henrique Galvão (1895–1970), Portuguese military officer, politician and writer *Henrique Meirelles (born 1945), Brazilian former Minister of the Economy, president of the Banco Central do Brasil *Henrique Mitchell de Paiva Cabral Couceiro (1861–1944) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Domingos Florentino
Domingos is the name of: People Surnamed * Afonso Domingos * André Domingos * Antonio Domingos * Bárbara Domingos * Camilo Domingos * Ederson Bruno Domingos * Garcia Domingos * Guilherme Afif Domingos * Jônatas Domingos * Laila Domingos * Pedro Domingos * Raul Domingos * Wagner Domingos Given named * Domingos Caldas Barbosa * Domingos Chivavele * Domingos Chohachi Nakamura * Domingos Correia Arouca * Domingos Culolo * Domingos Duarte * Domingos Duarte Lima * Domingos Dutra * Domingos Fernandes Calabar * Domingos Gomes * Domingos Gonçalves * Domingos da Guia * Domingos Lam * Domingos Leite Pereira * Domingos Lopes * Domingos Mendes * Domingos Mourão * Domingos Manuel Njinga * Domingos Paciência * Domingos Puglisi * Domingos Quina * Domingos Ramos Freitas * * Domingos Simões Pereira * Domingos de Sousa * Domingos Jorge Velho * Domingos Gabriel Wisniewski See also * São Domingos (other) * * * Domingo (name) *Domingo (other) Domingo may refer to: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernesto Lara Filho
Ernesto Pires Barreto de Lara Filho (1932–1977) was a revolutionary Portuguese Angolan writer and agronomist and brother of Angolan poet Alda Lara. Born in Benguela in 1932, he was educated in Angola and Portugal before he began work as a journalist in Luanda in the 1950s. An outspoken supporter of Angolan independence, he was arrested by the Portuguese security agency PIDE for his revolutionary activities. In his life Ernesto Lara Filho published several notable books and anthologies of poetry. He was also one of the founders of the Association of Angolan Writers after independence. He died in an automobile accident in 1977, at age 44. See also *Portuguese Angolans *Alda Lara Alda Ferreira Pires Barreto de Lara Albuquerque, known as Alda Lara (9 June 1930, Benguela, Angola – 30 January 1962, Cambambe, Angola) was a Portuguese-language Angolan poet.Margaret Busby (ed.), '' Daughters of Africa: An International Anthol ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Lara, Ernesto Filho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabel Ferreira
Isabel Ferreira (born 24 May 1958, Luanda, Angola) is an Angolan writer. A law graduate, she is known for works Works may refer to: People * Caddy Works (1896–1982), American college sports coach * Samuel Works (c. 1781–1868), New York politician Albums * '' ''Works'' (Pink Floyd album)'', a Pink Floyd album from 1983 * ''Works'', a Gary Burton album ... such as ''Laços de Amor'' (1995), ''Caminhos Ledos'' (1997), ''Nirvana'' (2004), and ''Remando Daqui'' (2005). Works *''Laços de amor: poemas'', Lagos, 1995. *''Caminhos Ledos'' Luanda, Angola: I. Ferreira, 1996. *''Nirvana'' (2004) *''À Margem das Palavras Nuas'' (2005) *''Remando Daqui '' (2005) *''O guardador de memórias'', Edições KujizaKuami, 2007. , References Angolan women writers 1958 births Living people Writers from Luanda {{Angola-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Chabal
Patrick Chabal (29 April 1951 – 16 January 2014) was a leading Africanist of the late 20th and early 21st century. He had a long career in academics. Patrick Chabal's latest position was Chair in African History & Politics at King's College London. He published numerous books, book chapters and articles about Africa. He was one of the founders of AEGIS (Africa-Europe Group for Interdisciplinary Studies) and was a board member for many years. Major publications *''Amílcar Cabral Amílcar Lopes da Costa Cabral (; – ) was a Bissau-Guinean and Cape Verdean agricultural engineer, pan-Africanist, intellectual, poet, theoretician, revolutionary, political organizer, nationalist and diplomat. He was one of Africa's foremo .... Revolutionary leadership and people's war'' (Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1983) *with Jean-Pascal Daloz: ''Africa Works: disorder as political instrument'' (Oxford, Currey, 1999) **with Jean-Pascal Daloz: ''Culture Troubles: politics and the interpretation o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lopito Feijóo
Lopito Feijóo (born 29 September 1963 as João André da Silva Feijó, Lombe, Malanje, Angola) is an Angolan Portuguese-speaking writer. He studied at Universidade Agostinho Neto in Luanda Luanda () is the capital and largest city in Angola. It is Angola's primary port, and its major industrial, cultural and urban centre. Located on Angola's northern Atlantic coast, Luanda is Angola's administrative centre, its chief seaport .... Lopito Feijóo writes poetry using novel forms. He belongs to a generation of Angolan poets whose themes "revolve around relationships, love, and the complexities of life". He was active in organization of Angolan literary process and has been a founding member of a number of organizations including the Brigada Jovem de Literatura Angolana. He is a member of the Angolan Writers Union and the chairman of the Angolan Society of Copyright (SADIA). References Angolan writers 1963 births Living people Agostinho Neto University alumni 20th- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |