Abílio Augusto Monteiro Duarte (16 February 1931 – 20 August 1996) was a
Cape Verde
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an nationalist and early political leader in the independence era.
Biography
He was born in
Praia
Praia (, Portuguese for "beach") is the capital and largest city of Cape Verde.Liceu Gil Eanes in
.
He took part in resistance of colonial rule starting in 1953 and wrote articles related to nationalism including the review '' Claridade''. In February 1956, along with other writers from Angola and Mozambique, he took part in the First Congress of Black Writers in Paris. In, 1957, he went to
Dakar
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National Assembly
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from 1975 to 1991, and he was the first
foreign minister
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of newly independent Cape Verde from 1975 to 1981, he was succeeded by Silvino Manuel da Luz. He was also President of the People's National Assembly from 1975 to 1991, he was succeeded by Amilcar Spencer Lopes.
He died in August 1996.
Legacy
One of the streets named in Cape Verde is the one in the south of Mindelo.
A secondary school is named after him in Palmarejo in the southwest of
Praia
Praia (, Portuguese for "beach") is the capital and largest city of Cape Verde.University of Cape Verde
The University of Cape Verde (, abbreviated "Uni-CV") is the only public university of Cape Verde. The main campus is in Palmarejo, Cape Verde, Palmarejo, Praia, but there are also institutes in Mindelo, Assomada and São Jorge dos Órgãos. It ha ...
.
References
Further reading
* Richard Andrew Lobban et Paul Khalil Saucier, ''Historical dictionary of the Republic of Cape Verde'', Lanham, Md, Scarecrow Press, coll. ''Historical Dictionaries of Africa'', 2007, 4th ed., 306 pages. , « Abílio Augusto Monteiro Duarte », p. 87-88