Uanhenga Xitu
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Mendes de Carvalho | |
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Provincial Commissioner of Luanda | |
In office 1979–1980 | |
Preceded by | Afonso Van-Dunem Mbinda |
Succeeded by | Francisco Romão |
Minister of Health | |
In office 1980–1983 | |
Preceded by | Domingos Coelho da Cruz |
Succeeded by | António José Ferreira Neto |
Personal details | |
Born | Calomboloca, Icolo e Bengo, Angola | August 29, 1924
Died | 13 February 2014 Luanda, Angola | (aged 89)
Political party | MPLA |
Agostinho André Mendes de Carvalho (August 29, 1924 – February 13, 2014), known by the pseudonym Uanhenga Xitu, was an Angolan writer and nationalist.[1][2] Xitu was born in Calomboloca, and in 2009 was the oldest member of the parliament for the MPLA party.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Morreu Agostinho Mendes de Carvalho 'Uanhenga Xitu'" (in Portuguese). RTP. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ Culture Minister Considers Writer Uanhenga Xitu Literature Landmark
- ^ "Music And Poetry Mark homage To Writer Uanhenga Xitu". Agência Angola Press. 1 September 2006. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
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