AMILCAR CABRAL: Born - 1924; Assassinated - Jan. 20, 1973

AFRICAN LIBERATION LEADER MURDERED BY PORTUGUESE

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Creator

Madison Area Committee on Southern Africa

Place Created

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Date

Late January 1973

Type of Item

Leaflet

Length/duration

2 pages

Description

Leaflet advertising a memorial for Amilcar Cabral at the Methodist Center on February 3, 1973. The leaflet says Amilcar Cabral helped to found the African Independence Party for Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC) which has led the struggle for freedom in Guinea-Bissau from 500 years of Portuguese domination and oppression, and recently, U.S. imperialism. The leaflet says Westerners have used napalm, bombs, and jet planes against the liberation movements in Guinea, Angola and Mozambique, all colonies of fascist Portugal. The leaflet says one way to aid these struggles is with money and medical supplies to PAIGC in Guinea, FRELIMO in Mozambique and MPLA in Angola. The leaflet promotes speakers on...

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Organization

Madison Area Committee on Southern Africa

Coverage Africa

Angola
Mozambique
Cape Verde
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau

Language

English

Digital Format

text/pdf

Rights Management

Used by permission of David Wiley and William Minter, former members of Madison Area Committee on Southern Africa.

Collection

William Minter papers, Michigan State University Library Special Collections