‘A Avó Foi Guerrilheira’ / ‘Grandma was a Guerrilla Fighter’: Memórias de Vida das Mulheres que Lutaram pela Independência de Moçambique no Norte do Niassa / Women who Fought for Mozambique’s Independence in Northern Niassa

Jonna Katto, João Figueiredo (Translator)

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Abstract

Este livro conta a história das meninas e jovens mulheres que pegaram em armas ao lado dos homens e lutaram pela independência nacional contra a dominação colonial portuguesa, na província do Niassa no Norte de Moçambique. Através das histórias individuais de trinta e cinco antigas combatentes, tece uma narrativa histórica rica dos dez anos de guerra (1964–1974), que nos traz novos conhecimentos sobre o Destacamento Feminino da FRELIMO e sobre as mulheres cujas vidas está tão interligada com a história nacional.

This book tells the history of the girls and young women who alongside men took up arms and fought for national independence against Portuguese colonial rule in the province of Niassa, northern Mozambique. Through the individual stories of thirty-five female ex-combatants, it weaves a rich historical narrative of the ten-year war (1964–1974) that brings us new knowledge about FRELIMO’s Female Detachment and the women whose lives so closely intertwined with national history.
Original languageMultilingual
Place of PublicationTallinna
PublisherJonna Katto
Number of pages235
ISBN (Print)978-952-94-0830-6
ISBN (Electronic)978-952-94-0831-3
Publication statusPublished - 2018
MoE publication typeE2 Popularised monograph

Fields of Science

  • 615 History and Archaeology

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