Vasco Cabral | |
|---|---|
| Second Vice President of Guinea-Bissau | |
| In office 21 June 1989 – December 1991 | |
| President | João Bernardo Vieira |
| Preceded by | Iafai Camará |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | António Vasco da Costa Rebelo Cabral 1926 Farim, Portuguese Guinea |
| Died | 24 August 2005 |
| Political party | PAIGC |
Vasco Cabral (1926–2005) was a Bissau-Guinean writer and politician. [1]
He was minister of economy and finance and planning from 1974 to 1982. [2] He was also minister of justice, and Second Vice President of Guinea-Bissau from 21 June 1989 to December 1991.
Cabral was born in Farim, northern part of the country. [2] He studied at the Technical University of Lisbon and was imprisoned in 1953 for opposing António de Oliveira Salazar's regime. He was one of the founders of PAIGC (African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde). He published a book of poems in 1981, and was the founder and first president of national union of artists and wrtiers of Guinea Bissau. [2] He was married to Barbara Matos. He died in Bissau.
Works
- A luta é a minha primavera, 1981 (poetry)
Bibliography
- Alonso Romo, Eduardo J., Literatura africana de lengua portuguesa (in Spanish), Revista Espéculo n.º 40, 2008, Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
Notes
- ^ Infopedia (in Portuguese).
- ^ a b c Mendy, Peter Karibe; Lobban, Richard A. Jr. (17 October 2013). Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810880276 – via Google Books.
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Vasco Cabral | |
|---|---|
| Second Vice President of Guinea-Bissau | |
| In office 21 June 1989 – December 1991 | |
| President | João Bernardo Vieira |
| Preceded by | Iafai Camará |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | António Vasco da Costa Rebelo Cabral 1926 Farim, Portuguese Guinea |
| Died | 24 August 2005 |
| Political party | PAIGC |
Vasco Cabral (1926–2005) was a Bissau-Guinean writer and politician. [1]
He was minister of economy and finance and planning from 1974 to 1982. [2] He was also minister of justice, and Second Vice President of Guinea-Bissau from 21 June 1989 to December 1991.
Cabral was born in Farim, northern part of the country. [2] He studied at the Technical University of Lisbon and was imprisoned in 1953 for opposing António de Oliveira Salazar's regime. He was one of the founders of PAIGC (African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde). He published a book of poems in 1981, and was the founder and first president of national union of artists and wrtiers of Guinea Bissau. [2] He was married to Barbara Matos. He died in Bissau.
Works
- A luta é a minha primavera, 1981 (poetry)
Bibliography
- Alonso Romo, Eduardo J., Literatura africana de lengua portuguesa (in Spanish), Revista Espéculo n.º 40, 2008, Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
Notes
- ^ Infopedia (in Portuguese).
- ^ a b c Mendy, Peter Karibe; Lobban, Richard A. Jr. (17 October 2013). Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810880276 – via Google Books.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Other | |
|
| This article about a Bissau-Guinean politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
|
| This article about a Bissau-Guinean writer or poet is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1926 births
- 2005 deaths
- Vice presidents of Guinea-Bissau
- Economy ministers of Guinea-Bissau
- Finance ministers of Guinea-Bissau
- Justice ministers of Guinea-Bissau
- Bissau-Guinean poets
- Male poets
- People from Oio Region
- 20th-century poets
- Bissau-Guinean male writers
- African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde politicians
- 20th-century male writers
- West African politician stubs
- Bissau-Guinean people stubs
- West African writer stubs