Boaventura Silva Cardoso

Boaventura Silva Cardoso was born on the 26^th July 1944. He is an Angolan politician and a noted author in the country. He has been the minister of culture in the country since the year 2002.

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Boaventura Silva Cardoso was born in Luanda on the 26^th July 1944. He spent most if his childhood life living in Malenje, moving to Luanda for his primary and secondary education. He got his degree in social sciences school of MPLA – PT and also has a degree in social sciences from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquino 1.

In the colonial period of the country, he was an official in the Finance and Accounting services. After the independence of the country, Cardoso held many post as the director of the national institute of books and disk in the country, Secretary of the State for Culture, Information Minister, Ambassador of Angola in France, Italy and Malta, Representative of the country to the United Nations and 8 years 2002 to the year 2010, minister of Culture from the year 2010 to the year 2012, currently he is the governor of the province of Malanje 1.

In the year 1967, Cardoso started publishing many short stories and poems in newspapers and magazines Luanda. He was a member of the Journal editorial Angola’s African National League and he is a founding member of the Union of Writers Angolanos 1.

Published Works

Writer with work published and referenced in anthologies and studied in universities Portuguese, Brazilian, American, French and Italian.

Ø  DizangaMuenhu Day (1977)

Ø  The Fire of Speech (1980 )

Ø  The Death of the Old Kipacaça (1987)

Ø  The Sign of Fire (1992)

Ø  May Month of Mary (1997)

Ø  Mother Mother Ocean (2001)

Ø  Nights Vigil (2012) 2

Honour

Cardoso was given the honor of the Academy of Letters of the State of Tocantins, the Federative Republic of Brazil, when he launched his recent works.

Academic Curriculum

Ø  Licentiate in Social Sciences from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, Angelicum in Rome, 2000/2002.

Ø  Degree in Social Sciences from the College Party ( Luanda ), 1984/1989

Ø  Second Year Course Supplementary High School Certificate ( Old 7th year)the Liceu Salvador Correia de Sá, 1970/1971

Ø  Frequency Course Expert Accountant Commercial Institute in Luanda, 1966/1967

Ø  Course General Chamber of Commerce and the Preparatory Institutes Business and Industry, 1965/1966

Curriculum Political and Associative

Ø  Governor of Malanje province, Minister of Culture until October 2008

Ø  Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Angola in Malta, 2000/2002,

Ø  Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Angola in Italy, 2000/2002,

Ø  Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Angola in France, 1992/1999,

Ø  Minister of Information, 1990/1991, Secretary of State for Culture, 1981/1990.

Professional Curriculum

Ø  Director of the National Institute of Books and Records, 1977/1981 ;

Ø  Director of Public Information of the Ministry of Information, 1975/1976 ;

Ø  Employee Services Finance and Accounting, 1967/1974 ;

Ø  Writer with work published and referenced in anthologies and studied in Portuguese universities, Brazilian, American, French and Italian.

Ø  Awards and Honors National Prize for Culture and Arts (2001),

Ø  the discipline of Literature, awarded to the romance of his own  MotherMother Ocean

Ø  Accolade with Medal of Cultural Merit (2006), awarded by the Governor of Brazil.

Member

Ø  Founding member of the Angolan Writers Union, the 10/12/1975.

Awards

Ø  Won the National Prize of Culture and Art in 2001 with the book Mother Mother MAR2 3.