‘Grande Herói da Banda’: The Political Uses of the Memory of Hoji ya Henda in Angola

• Published in: Journal of African history Vol. 63; no. 2; pp. 231 - 247
• Main Author: Martins, Vasco
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.07.2022
• Subjects: Archives & records; Associative processes; Heroism & heroes; Historiography; Manipulation; Memory; Morality; Narratives; Neocolonialism; Political systems; Politics; Postcolonialism; Public domain; Society; Angola; Africa; colonialism; southern Africa; Angola; memory; biography; independence wars

The article explores the political uses of the memory of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola's (MPLA's) heroic combatant Hoji ya Henda from the independence of Angola in 1975 to recent times. Based on extensive archival work in Luanda, the article maps the historical periods...