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Albasini, João dos Santos, 1876-1922

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Personal name headingAlbasini, João dos Santos, 1876-1922
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Variant(s)Albasini, João, 1876-1922
Dos Santos Albasini, João, 1876-1922
Nwandzengele, 1876-1922
Santos Albasini, João dos, 1876-1922
Associated countryMozambique
Birth date18761102
Death date19220816
Place of birthMagude (Mozambique : District)
AffiliationGrêmio Africano
Profession or occupationJournalists Newspaper editors Authors Political activists
Found inPenvenne, Jeanne. Principles and passion, c1991: t.p. (João dos Santos Albasini) p. 1 (1876-1922; editor of and leading contributor to Mozambique's principal African-owned and run newspapers from 1908-1922) p. 15 (son of João Albasini, 1813-1888)
João Albasini e as luzes de Nwandzengele, 2012: title page (João Albasini) page 41 (João dos Santos Albasini, popularly known by his Ronga name Nwandzengele; b. 2 Nov. 1876; grandson of João (Giovanni) Albasini (1812-1888)) page 42 (b. in Magude) page 43 (d. of tuberculosis 16 Aug. 1922, age 46) page 410 (João Albasini b. 1876, son of Francisco João Albasini, who was the son of João Albasini b. in Lisbon in 1812)
Britannica online, viewed May 6, 2015: African literature; Portuguese (João Albasini was one of the founders of O Brado Africana ("The African Roar") in 1918, a bilingual weekly in Portuguese and Ronga; his short story collection O livro da dor ("The book of sorrow") was published [posthumously] in 1925)
Penvenne, Jean Marie. João dos Santos Albasini (1876-1922): the contradictions.... Journal of African History, v. 37, issue 3, Nov. 1996, viewed online May 6, 2015: page 419 (João dos Santos Albasini, the leading Mozambican intellectual of the early 20th century; journalist and political activist; a founding member of the Grêmio Africano, a Lourenço Marques social group and political lobby; helped launch the group's papers, O Africano (1908-1919) and O Brado Africano (1918-1974))
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