Africa-Press – Angola. “Memórias da Independência” is the title of a book written by Angolan journalist Guilherme Galiano, which will be launched on February 8, in the auditorium of Edifício Kilamba, in Luanda, under the auspices of Editora Acácias.
The presentation of the work will be in charge of Rosa Cruz e Silva, former Minister of Culture and current spokesperson for the Council of State.
According to the preface, the book “reveals subjective perspectives, episodes kept to this day in the most restricted space of the private forum, unexpected stories, revived and told by a group of personalities, who, coming from different political and social backgrounds, agreed to share them in a television project entitled “Memories of Independence”.
Guilherme Galiano interviewed 69 personalities on the program broadcast by TV Zimbo, which, in 2015, marked the media agenda and became a reference for quality and “public service” on Angolan television.
The book (first volume) provides testimonies from politicians, military personnel, writers, academics and activists from the three Angolan national liberation movements (MPLA, FNLA, UNITA), totaling 11.
Among the personalities are Dino Matross, Ernesto Mulato, França Ndalu, Jaka Jamba, Jorge Valentim, José Diogo Ventura, José Samuel Chiwale, Lucas Ngonda, Luzia English, Roberto de Almeida and Roberto Ngongo.
Guilherme Galiano was born in the province of Benguela, on September 28, 1960. He began his professional career at Rádio Universidade Tejo (RUT), where he presented the program “Voz do Kilimanjaro”, later moving to Rádio Comercial (1986 – 1992).
He was also at Rádio Clube Português (1992-1994), having later joined the “Canal África” project, as one of its founders and where he was the “pivot” of the “Manhã Informativa” program, for 16 years.
The “Kandandu” program was part of a television co-production between RTP and TPA, starting as a reporter and then presenter of that program, replacing André Mingas.
In 2009, he accepted an invitation to hold the position of Program Director at TV Zimbo (Angola’s first private television station). In 10 years of work at TV Zimbo, Guilherme Galiano has already served as director of Information and Special Projects, as well as the role of President of the Board of Directors (PCA).
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