José de Fontes Pereira
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José de Fontes Pereira was a radical Angola
n lawyer-journalist.
, Pereira took advantage of a relatively free press
in Angola from 1870-1890 to question Portuguese
obligations and control over Angola. He addressed topics such as the export of black Angolans to São Tomé and Príncipe
an plantations, coerced labor within the colony, inefficiency, corruption and racial discrimination, amongst many others.
Writing for the literate Portuguese settler population of Angola, Pereira wrote mostly in the Portuguese language
. Pereira lost his job and was put on trial when, in 1890, he suggested that the British
should take over colonial administration of the colony due to Portuguese incompetence. He died 16 months later in May 1891 of natural causes.
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
n lawyer-journalist.
Career
Considered an early Angolan nationalist and assimiladoCultural assimilation
Cultural assimilation is a socio-political response to demographic multi-ethnicity that supports or promotes the assimilation of ethnic minorities into the dominant culture. The term assimilation is often used with regard to immigrants and various ethnic groups who have settled in a new land. New...
, Pereira took advantage of a relatively free press
Freedom of the press
Freedom of the press or freedom of the media is the freedom of communication and expression through vehicles including various electronic media and published materials...
in Angola from 1870-1890 to question Portuguese
Portuguese Empire
The Portuguese Empire , also known as the Portuguese Overseas Empire or the Portuguese Colonial Empire , was the first global empire in history...
obligations and control over Angola. He addressed topics such as the export of black Angolans to São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé and Príncipe, officially the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, is a Portuguese-speaking island nation in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa. It consists of two islands: São Tomé and Príncipe, located about apart and about , respectively, off...
an plantations, coerced labor within the colony, inefficiency, corruption and racial discrimination, amongst many others.
Writing for the literate Portuguese settler population of Angola, Pereira wrote mostly in the Portuguese language
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
. Pereira lost his job and was put on trial when, in 1890, he suggested that the British
British Empire
The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom. It originated with the overseas colonies and trading posts established by England in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. At its height, it was the...
should take over colonial administration of the colony due to Portuguese incompetence. He died 16 months later in May 1891 of natural causes.