José Jacinto Van-Dúnem
José Jacinto Van-Dúnem | |
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| Born | José Jacinto da Silva Vieira Dias Van-Dúnem 29 August 1939 |
| Died | 8 July 1977 (aged 37) Luanda, Angola |
| Alma mater | University of Luanda |
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| Spouse | Sita Valles |
| Children | 1 |
José Jacinto da Silva Vieira Dias Van-Dúnem, also known as Zé Van-Dúnem Filósofo (29 August 1939 – 8 July 1977) was an Angolan militant, politician, and anticolonial activist.
He was the political commissioner of the general staff of the People's Armed Forces of Liberation of Angola (FAPLA), a member of the Central Committee of the MPLA, and political commissioner of the Eastern Front (III Região Político-Militar). He actively participated in the Angolan war for Independence and the Angolan Civil War.
A member of the orthodox communist wing of the MPLA, Van-Dúnem was also one of the leaders of the Nitista faction. Captured in the process of the repression of an attempted coup d'état of the Angolan state, he was killed along with his wife Sita Valles.