About Henrique Abranches
Lived 1932 – 2004 (aged 71). Henrique Abranches was a Portuguese and Angolan writer, poet, anthropologist and political activist.
Henrique (or Enrique) Abranches (September 29, 1932 – August 8, 2004 ) was an Angolan writer and anthropologist born in Lisbon, Portugal.
Career In 1975, he went to Angola, where he acquired citizenship.
With Pepetela, he founded in Algiers the Angolan Studies Center, where they worked on writing a handbook about the history of Angola. After independence, he was committed to cultural intervention. He was a teacher in higher education, besides being a poet, fiction writer, essayist and playwright.
He was also the Director of the National Museum of Slavery, Angola.
Awards National Literature Award (1981) for Konkhava de Féti. National Literature Award (1990) for O Clã de Novembrino Luanda trophy (1997)
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Who was Henrique Abranches?
poet (1932–2004)
When was Henrique Abranches born?
Henrique Abranches was born on 29 September 1932 in Lisbon.
When did Henrique Abranches die?
Henrique Abranches died on 8 August 2004 in South Africa.
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Henrique Abranches was a writer, poet, anthropologist and political activist.
What nationality was Henrique Abranches?
Henrique Abranches was Portuguese and Angolan.
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