Introduction. Amílcar Cabral and the Idea of Anticolonial Revolution

Abstract

This article intends to be a contribution to the present issue, entirely dedicated to Amílcar Cabral and the Idea of the Anticolonial Revolution. The main goal is to shift and decentralize the emphasis so far exclusively laid upon the historical weight of Cabral as an individual. In other words, we propose a more inclusive analysis and an approach that does not overlook the multiplicity of interactions and connexions, as well as how several interconnected elements hardly related to the figure of Cabral fostered the process of the liberation struggle of Guinea and Cabo Verde and brought it into fruition. In this introductory considerations we will address three main topics. First, we address Amílcar Cabral and PAIGC’s liberation project of struggle in relation with the domestic and transnational wave of decolonization from the same period. Secondly, we briefly outline the different topics so far discussed in the academic and non-academic works related to the history of liberation of Guinea and Cabo Verde, as well as how certain perspectives influenced the understanding of this history. Finally, we highlight the pertinence of the topic of this volume and identify the contribution of each of the different case studies presented in the articles.

O dispositivo mnemónico: Uma história da memória da luta de libertação em Cabo Verde

“…Para além das obras aí referidas, consultar, para um mais recente estado da arte referente a Amílcar Cabral, cf. Santos eBarros (2020). Num estudo feito no quadro da Fundação Amílcar Cabral e da Fundação Rosa Luxemburgo, Ângela Benoliel Coutinho (2021: 14-17) identificou uma lista de 445 textos, em diferentes línguas, sobre Cabral e a luta de libertação.200 São vários os exemplos disso.…”