The aim of this article is to present aspects of the political career of Amilcar Cabral in the context of the struggle for liberation in Guinea-Bissau between the decades of 1950 and 1970, and then analyse how the Brazilian educator Paulo Freire, from his experience of literacy in Guinea-Bissau in 1974, was inspired by Cabral's political action and theoretical production. Through this historical reconstruction we intend to promote reflections on colonialism and, as Amilcar Cabral would say, on "liberation struggle as a factor of culture".
Amilcar Cabral; Paulo Freire; Guinea-Bissau; colonialism; liberation struggle