Gentil Ferreira Viana

Gentil Ferreira Viana (2 June 1935 – 23 February 2008)[1] was among the founders of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), one of the separatist organizations that helped gain independence for Angola.

In 1974, he and Joaquim Pinto de Andrade broke away from the MPLA and formed the Activa Revolt.[2] This faction later rejoined the MPLA.

Late in life, the two men, longtime friends and colleagues, died on the same day in 2008.

References

  1. ^ ""Históricos" do MPLA Joaquim Pinto Andrade e Gentil Viana morrem no mesmo dia - RTP Noticias". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2008-02-26. (Portuguese)
  2. ^ Irving Kaplan and Allison Butler Herrick. Angola, a Country Study, 1979. Page 126.


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