Sérgio Vieira (politician)
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Sérgio Vieira (4 May 1941 – 16 December 2021) was a Mozambican politician and poet. He was Director of the Department of Education and Culture for Frelimo, Governor of the Banco de Moçambique (Bank of Mozambique) and Minister of Security and of Agriculture.[1][2]
Life and work
[edit]Vieira was born in Tete, Mozambique, on 4 May 1941. He was the great-grandson of pt:Julião José da Silva Vieira, a Portuguese soldier and colonial administrator, and maternal cousin to Orlando da Costa, a Portuguese writer.[3]
At a young age, he became a political activist, and graduated in political science. During university studies, he was part of the youth opposition movement Empire Students' House. During exile in Dar-es-Salam, he headed the FRELIMO Culture and Education Department. After the independence of his country, he held the position of Governor of the Banco de Moçambique[4] and Minister of Internal Administration.[5]
He died on 16 December 2021, at the age of 80.[6]
Literature
[edit]His literary works are in Portuguese. He collaborated with some newspapers and magazines such as Jornal de Angola (Angola Newspaper) and is also included in many anthologies of poetry. His main model is Marcelino dos Santos.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Infopédia. "Sérgio Vieira - Infopédia". Infopédia - Dicionários Porto Editora (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ [főszerkesztő Király István ...] (1994). Világirodalmi lexikon / 17. Vie - Y. Budapest: Akad. Kiadó. ISBN 963-05-0871-0. OCLC 174155839.
- ^ Group, Global Media (25 May 2007). "Das castas altas da Índia". DN (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 January 2022.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Sérgio Vieira - AEMO" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 27 October 2016.
- ^ Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche, Sérgio Vieira: "Eu não tenho a minha versão da morte de Mondlane, mas a versão" | DW | 10 April 2014, retrieved 16 August 2020
- ^ Moçambique: Morreu líder histórico Sérgio Vieira (in Portuguese)
- ^ "SÉRGIO VIEIRA – POESIA AFRICANA – MOÇAMBIQUE - www.antoniomiranda.com.br". www.antoniomiranda.com.br. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
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