Uanhenga Xitu Explained

Mendes de Carvalho
Office1:Provincial Commissioner of Luanda
Term Start1:1979
Term End1:1980
Predecessor1:Afonso Van-Dunem Mbinda
Successor1:Francisco Romão
Office2:Minister of Health
Term Start2:1980
Term End2:1983
Predecessor2:Domingos Coelho da Cruz
Successor2:António José Ferreira Neto
Birth Date:29 August 1924
Birth Place:Calomboloca, Icolo e Bengo, Angola
Death Place:Luanda, Angola
Nationality:Angolan
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]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Morreu Agostinho Mendes de Carvalho 'Uanhenga Xitu'. 19 January 2015. RTP. 13 February 2014. pt.
  2. http://allafrica.com/stories/200905250069.htmlAngola: Culture Minister Considers Writer Uanhenga Xitu Literature Landmark
  3. News: Music And Poetry Mark homage To Writer Uanhenga Xitu. 1 September 2006. 8 November 2013. Agência Angola Press.