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Feb 10, 1939 Catete, Luanda Province, Angola Died on 01 Jan 0001 (aged 1938)
Angolan nationalist, heroine, militant, writer, and translator
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About Deolinda Rodrigues Francisco De Almeida
- Deolinda Rodrigues (also, Deolinda Rodrigues Francisco de Almeida; pseudonym, Langidila; nickname, "Mother of the Revolution"; 10 February 1939 – 2 March 1967) was an Angolan nationalist, heroine, militant, writer, and translator, who also taught, wrote poetry, and worked as a radio host.
- Born into a Methodist family, she received a scholarship to study in Brazil, from where she corresponded with Martin Luther King Jr.
- Fearing extradition, she continued her education in the United States before returning to Angola.
- Rodríguez was a member of the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) and co-founded its women's wing, the Organização da Mulher de Angola (Organization of Angolan Women; OMA).
- Due to her support of the growing Angolan Independence movement, she was captured, tortured, and executed.
- A documentary of her life was released in 2014.
