Biography
Cabral founded the PAIGC and insisted liberation had to change village life. He was assassinated in Conakry in 1973, a year before Portugal recognized independence.
Africa · 1951–1990
AC
Secondary uprising
Amílcar Cabral
Guinea-Bissau War of Independence
Strategist of the war that ended Portuguese rule in Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde.
Life
1924–1973
1924–1973
Place
Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Years
1963–1974
1963–1974
Map
11.8636, -15.5977
11.8636, -15.5977
Revolution
Theme. Liberation · Agrarian organizing
Key figures. Luís Cabral
Outcome. Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde became independent after 1974.
Casualties. The war killed thousands of fighters and civilians.
Influence. His essays on culture and class are still read in liberation studies.