Amílcar Cabral, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Amílcar Cabral

Guinea-Bissauan politician

Date of Birth: 12-Sep-1924

Place of Birth: Bafatá, Guinea-Bissau

Date of Death: 20-Jan-1973

Profession: writer, engineer, politician, agricultural engineer

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Amílcar Lopes da Costa Cabral (Portuguese: [?'milka? 'l?p?? k?'b?al]; (1924-09-12)12 September 1924 – (1973-01-20)20 January 1973) was a Bissau-Guinean and Cape Verdean agricultural engineer, intellectual, poet, theoretician, revolutionary, political organizer, nationalist and diplomat.
He was one of Africa's foremost anti-colonial leaders.Also known by the nom de guerre Abel Djassi, Cabral led the nationalist movement of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde Islands and the ensuing war of independence in Guinea-Bissau.
He was assassinated on 20 January 1973, about eight months before Guinea-Bissau's unilateral declaration of independence.
Although not a Marxist, he was deeply influenced by Marxism, and became an inspiration to revolutionary socialists and national independence movements worldwide.