THE ROLE OF AMILCAR CABRAL IN THE STRUGGLE OF GUINEA BISSAU
Amilcar Cabral was an agronomist and he was born in Cape Verde, studied and worked in Lisbon and later returned to offer leadership in Guinea Bissau. He contributed to the struggle in the following ways; Amilcar Cabral got involved in agricultural census with the colonial government. This exposed him to the problems of his people hence condemned the Portuguese. Amilcar mobilized the masses to form PAIGC that launched an armed struggle in 1963 against the Portuguese imperialists. Amilcar established an external base for PAIGC in Guinea Conakry to coordinate the activities of Africans under the support of Sekou Toure. Amilcar worked with the working class and petty traders to get financial and moral support to weaken the Portuguese policies. Amilcar solicited for support from the communist countries like USSR, China, Cuba, and Czechoslovakia. These responded financially and militarily to strengthen African cause for independence. Amilcar also sent members of PAIGC youth wing to USS...