Independence  and  Revolution in Portuguese-Speaking Africa: Selected Articles and Interviews, 1980-1986
  • 2019/186 pages
  • Distributed for HSRC Press

Independence and Revolution in Portuguese-Speaking Africa:

Selected Articles and Interviews, 1980-1986

Tomaz Aquino de Bragança, edited and annotated by Marco Mondaini and Colin Darch
Paperback: $25.00
ISBN: 978-0-7969-2433-9
Tomaz Aquino de Bragança, a close adviser to former Mozambican president Samora Machel, dedicated his life to the liberation struggles of southern Africa. Before his death in a plane crash (along with President Machel) in 1986, he was a journalist, an academic, a diplomat, and a public intellectual known for his skill in sensitive and discreet political negotiation, most notably his role in Mozambique's revolution and independence from Portugal in 1975.

Marco Mondaini and Colin Darch present a selection of Aquino's postindependence writings and interviews, many published here in English for the first time. They also provide a general introduction to Aquino's life and thought and short introductions to the texts. The result is both a compelling glimpse into the inner workings of several liberation movements and a window on the development of Aquino’s thinking around issues of independence, nationalism, and the character of the struggles.
Marco Mondaini is associate professor at the Center for Studies and Research on Social Rights and Social Policies at the Federal University of Pernambuco. Colin Darch, now retired, has conducted research and taught at universities in Brazil, Ethiopia, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe.