Sérgio Vieira (politician)

Sérgio Vieira (born in Tete, May 4, 1941) is a Mozambican politician and poet. He was Director of the Department of Education and Culture at Frelimo, Governor of Banco de Moçambique (Bank of Mozambique) and Minister of Security and of Agriculture.[1][2]

Life and Work

Vieira was graduated in political science. He, at a young age, became a political activist. During university studies, he was part of a youth opposition movement Empire Students' House. During exile, in Dar-es-Salam and headed the FRELIMO Culture and Education Department. After the independence of his country, he held the position of Governor of Banco de Moçambique[3] and Minister of Internal Administration.[4]

Literature

His literary works are in Portuguese. He collaborated with some newspapers and magazines such as Jornal de Angola (Angola Newspaper) and is also included in many anthologies of poetry. His main model is Marcelinos dos Santos.[5]

References
  1. Infopédia. "Sérgio Vieira - Infopédia". Infopédia - Dicionários Porto Editora (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-08-16.
  2. [főszerkesztő Király István ...] (1994). Világirodalmi lexikon / 17. Vie - Y. Budapest: Akad. Kiadó. ISBN 963-05-0871-0. OCLC 174155839.
  3. "Sérgio Vieira - AEMO" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2016-10-27.
  4. Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche, Sérgio Vieira: "Eu não tenho a minha versão da morte de Mondlane, mas a versão" | DW | 10.04.2014, retrieved 2020-08-16
  5. "SÉRGIO VIEIRA – POESIA AFRICANA – MOÇAMBIQUE - www.antoniomiranda.com.br". www.antoniomiranda.com.br. Retrieved 2020-08-16.
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