Word: cabral
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...independence," the fact of the matter is that thirteen years of fighting have produced a more seasoned leadership than four hundred years of Portuguese colonialism could master. In my opinion such leaders as Samora Machel in Mozambique, Holden Roberto, Agostinho Neto and Jonas Savimbi in Angola and Luiz Cabral in Guinea-Bissau--to mention a few--have demonstrated a capacity for leadership that seems superior to Lisbon's crop of leadership during the past fifty years...
...African rebels have greeted Spínola with both suspicion and hostility, viewing his ideas for federation as merely a more sophisticated brand of colonialism. If it were to be a true federation, says Luis Cabral, a leader of Guinea's rebels, sheer weight of numbers would give the leadership to blacks. He adds sarcastically: "I'm sure Spinola wouldn't want a black government heading Portugal." Said Dr. Agostino Neto, an Angolan guerrilla leader: "What we want is to be completely free to determine the destiny of our own country. If all Lisbon has in mind...
...Ruben Cabral, executive director of Cambridge Organized Portuguese Americans, could not be reached for comment yesterday, but Ferrera said Cabral was happy with the news from Portugal...
...Portuguese are now where the Irish and Italians were at the turn of the century," Cabral says. "They are searching for an identity. Up to now the Portuguese have taken on the character of the community they were in. The present is a unique time for the Portuguese. They are still trying to get where they want...
Some of the Portuguese community leaders feel that the Portuguese are aware of the negative implications of their political heritage, but that they cannot overcome it. "They feel it," Cabral says. "Whey you take the train from Lisbon as an immigrant, there is nothing but silence. The people are sad. But when they cross the border they begin to talk and the first thing they talk against is the government. They feel the oppression there...