Amílcar Cabral was a revolutionary strategist and cultural theorist whose leadership in the anti-colonial struggle of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde fused clarity, humility, and an unshakable commitment to the people. Trained as an agronomist, Cabral understood the material and cultural conditions of rural life, grounding his politics in the daily realities of peasants and workers. He led the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC) not only as a military force, but as a vehicle for consciousness-building, insisting that liberation required reclaiming cultural identity and rejecting the dehumanizing logic of colonial domination. Cabral taught that the struggle must be both national and class-based, refusing the false choice between independence and socialism. He insisted that revolutionaries must be shaped by the people they serve, not elevated above them, and warned against the corruption of post-colonial elites before independence was even won. His assassination in 1973 was a profound loss, but his words and method continue to serve as a compass for liberation movements across the world—centering dignity, culture, and the disciplined work of organizing from below.

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