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Sita Valles
Sita Maria Dias Valles ( Cabinda, 23 August 1951 – Luanda, c. 1 August 1977) was a paramilitary, doctor and member of the Portuguese Communist Party, in charge of the União dos Estudantes Comunistas (or Communist Students' League). She was executed following the events of May 1977, presumably in August 1977 in Luanda, Angola. Early life Born in Luanda in 1951, Sita Valles was the daughter of Edgar Francisco da Purificação Valles, a government agronomist, and Maria Lúcia Aida Florinda Dias Valles, a housewife, a prosperous Goan Catholic couple based in what was then Portuguese-ruled Angola. Seen in her time as pretty, intelligent and charming, she was also bold and independent, according to her biographers. She rejected her Catholic upbringing and began her political activity on joining the Faculty of Medicine of Luanda, where she associated with Maoist groups. Reviewer Adolfo Mascarenhas describes her from a photograph he encountered in her 2018 English-language b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cabinda (city)
Cabinda, also known as Chioua, is a city and a municipality located in the Cabinda Province, an exclave of Angola. Angolan sovereignty over Cabinda is disputed by the secessionist Republic of Cabinda. The city of Cabinda had a population of 550,000 and the municipality a population of 624,646, at the 2014 Census. The residents of the city are known as ''Cabindas'' or ''Fiotes''. Cabinda, due to its proximity to rich oil reserves, serves as one of Angola's main oil ports. History The city was founded by the Portuguese in 1883 after the signing of the Treaty of Simulambuco, in the same period as the Berlin Conference. Cabinda was an embarkation point for slaves to Brazil. There are considerable offshore oil reserves nearby. Geography Cabinda is located on the Atlantic Ocean coast in the south of Cabinda Province, and sits on the right bank of the Bele River. It is north of Moanda (DR Congo), north of Congo River estuary and south of Pointe-Noire ( Rep. Congo). Districts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moscow
Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million residents within the city limits, over 17 million residents in the urban area, and over 21.5 million residents in the metropolitan area. The city covers an area of , while the urban area covers , and the metropolitan area covers over . Moscow is among the world's largest cities; being the most populous city entirely in Europe, the largest urban and metropolitan area in Europe, and the largest city by land area on the European continent. First documented in 1147, Moscow grew to become a prosperous and powerful city that served as the capital of the Grand Duchy that bears its name. When the Grand Duchy of Moscow evolved into the Tsardom of Russia, Moscow remained the political and economic center for most of the Tsardom's history. When ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Navhind Times
''The Navhind Times'' is an English language newspaper in Goa. Founded in 1963 and based in Panaji, the capital of Goa, it is the largest selling newspaper, amongst the three locally published English newspapers in the state. The other two being'' O Heraldo (The Herald)'' and ''Gomantak Times'' successively. According to the newspaper, it has a 52% of overall share market of advertisement space in Goa. History ''The Navhind Times'' was established on 18 February 1963, after India conquered the former Portuguese colony, it was Goa's first English newspaper, and was launched by the Dempo Brothers, including the elder Vasantarao Dempo. They were involved in mining business. The publication hired two editors Lambert Mascarenhas and T.V. Parvate. Mascarenhas remained its editor in early 1960s, before starting '' Goa Today'' magazine in 1966. He was awarded Gomant Vibhushan Award, the highest civilian award of Goa in 2014. Over the decades Till 1983, ''The Navhind Times'' was the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diário De Notícias
''Diário de Notícias'' () is a Portuguese daily newspaper published in Lisbon, Portugal. Established since 1864, the paper is considered a newspaper of record for Portugal. History and profile ''Diário de Notícias'' was first published in Lisbon on 29 December 1864 by Tomás Quintino Antunes and Eduardo Coelho. At its early phase the paper had no explicit political stance and financially relied on the advertisements. Its headquarters is in Lisbon. During the 1880s the novelist Eça de Queiroz, then stationed in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, in the Portuguese diplomatic service, contributed occasional "London letters" to the newspaper. Some of these were afterwards published in a book entitled '' Cartas de Inglaterra''. Before the Carnation Revolution ''Diário de Notícias'' belonged to the Empresa Nacional de Publicidade, a propaganda arm of the dictatorship. Following the Carnation Revolution, the paper remained nationalized until the early 1990s. Then the paper and '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Correio Da Manhã
''Correio da Manhã'' () is a Portuguese daily newspaper from Portugal. Published in Lisbon, it is the most circulated daily newspaper in Portugal. History and profile ''Correio da Manhã'' was established in 1979. The paper is based in Lisbon. It is owned by the Cofina group and is published by its subsidiary. The company acquired the paper in 2000. Its sister newspaper is ''Jornal de Negócios ''Jornal de Negócios'' (meaning ''Business Newspaper'' in English) is a Portuguese language business newspaper published in Lisbon Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 ...''. Both papers are published in tabloid format. The newspaper focuses mainly on crime, scandals and attention-grabbing headlines. It has a populist stance. Circulation ''Correio da Manhã'' is regarded as the most read general newspaper in the country. In the period of 1995–1996 the paper had a circulation of 69,000 copies, makin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonor Figueiredo
Leonor or Léonor is a short form of the given name Eleanor. People bearing the name include: * Leonor Beleza (born 1948), Portuguese politician *Leonor Briones (born 1940), Filipino academic and civil servant *Leonor de Cisneros (died 1568), Spanish Protestant martyr *Leonor F. Loree (1858–1940), American civil engineer, lawyer and railroad executive *Leonor Fini (1907–1996), Argentine surrealist painter *Leonor Gonzalez Mina (born 1934), vocalist in the cumbia genre of Colombian music *Leonor López de Córdoba (1362–1420), advisor and confidant of Queen Catalina of Lancaster *Leonor Maia (born 1921), Portuguese film actress *Leonor Michaelis (1875–1949), German-born American biochemist and physician *Leonor Orosa-Goquinco (1917–2005), Filipino national artist in creative dance *Leonor Oyarzún (born 1922), First Lady of Chile, wife of former President Patricio Aylwin *Leonor Piuza (born 1978), Mozambican 800 metre runner *Leonor Poeiras (born 1980), Portuguese televi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angola Information And Security Directorate
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Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces
The Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces ( es, Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias; FAR) are the military forces of Cuba. They include ground forces, naval forces, air and air defence forces, and other paramilitary bodies including the Territorial Troops Militia (''Milicias de Tropas Territoriales'' – MTT), Youth Labor Army (''Ejército Juvenil del Trabajo'' – EJT), and the Defense and Production Brigades (''Brigadas de Producción y Defensa'' – BPD), plus the Civil Defense Organization (''Defensa Civil de Cuba'' – DCC) and the National Reserves Institution (''Instituto Nacional de las Reservas Estatales'' – INRE). All these groups are subordinated to the ''Ministro de las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias'' ("Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces" – MINFAR). The armed forces have long been the most powerful institution in Cuba. The military manages many enterprises in key economic sectors representing about 4% of the Cuban economy. The military has also served as for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 Angolan Coup D'état Attempt
The 1977 Angolan coup d'état attempt was a failed attempt by the Angolan interior minister Nito Alves to overthrow the government of Agostinho Neto. It took place on May 27. Background By the late 1970s, Alves had become a powerful member of the government and the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA). He had successfully put down Daniel Chipenda's Eastern Revolt and the Active Revolt during the War of Independence. By 1975, factionalism within the MPLA had become a major challenge to Neto's power and so Neto gave Alves the task of once again clamping down on dissent. Alves shut down the Cabral and Henda Committees and expanded his influence within the MPLA through his control of the nation's newspapers and state-run television. He visited the Soviet Union in October 1976, and may have obtained Soviet support for a ''coup'' against Neto. By the time he returned, Neto had grown suspicious of Alves' growing power and sought to neutralize him and his foll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agostinho Neto
António Agostinho da Silva Neto (17 September 1922 – 10 September 1979) was an Angolan politician and poet. He served as the first president of Angola from 1975 to 1979, having led the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) in the war for independence (1961–1974). Until his death, he led the MPLA in the civil war (1975–2002). Known also for his literary activities, he is considered Angola's preeminent poet. His birthday is celebrated as National Heroes' Day, a public holiday in Angola. Early life Neto was born at Ícolo e Bengo, in Bengo Province, Angola, in 1922. Neto attended high school in the capital city, Luanda; his parents were both school teachers and Methodists; his father, also called Agostinho Neto, was a Methodist pastor. After secondary school he worked in the colonial health services before going on to university. The younger Neto left Angola for Portugal, and studied medicine at the universities of Coimbra and Lisbon. He combined his ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fractionism
Fractionism (Angolan Portuguese: ''fraccionismo'') was a political movement in Angola during the 1970s. Description Fractionism culminated in the attempted coup d'etat on 27 May 1977 against Agostinho Neto, led by a leading figure of the MPLA (''Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola''), Nito Alves, who was in power since the country's independence. The movement had the support of the OCA (''Organização dos Comunistas de Angola''), but was suppressed with the help of Cuban military. An estimated 18,000 followers (or alleged followers) of Nito Alves were killed in the aftermath of the attempted coup, over a period that lasted up to two years. Background Nito Alves fought alongside MPLA since 1961. In 1974, during the Carnation Revolution in Portugal, he was the leader of the military in the MPLA, in the region of Dembos, to the northeast of Luanda. During the Provisional government, he became the leader of MPLA's supporters in the musseques of Luanda, where he organis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
