{"id":24184,"date":"2023-01-05T07:23:58","date_gmt":"2023-01-05T07:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/angola\/all-news\/historian-highlights-the-relevance-of-baixa-de-cassanje-in-the-conquest-of-independence"},"modified":"2023-01-05T09:37:14","modified_gmt":"2023-01-05T09:37:14","slug":"historian-highlights-the-relevance-of-baixa-de-cassanje-in-the-conquest-of-independence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/angola\/all-news\/historian-highlights-the-relevance-of-baixa-de-cassanje-in-the-conquest-of-independence","title":{"rendered":"Historian highlights the relevance of Baixa de Cassanje in the conquest of independence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Angola. <\/strong><\/span><b>Historian Ara\u0303o Zaqueu highlighted Wednesday, in Menongue, capital of Cuando Cuando, the relevance of the Baixa de Cassenje massacre, which boosted the various subsequent struggles that allowed the achievement of independence in Angola.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Historian Ara\u0303o Zaqueu said that this was a remarkable fact for the history of Angola, for having provoked a great revolt, which opened the doors for the beginning of the Armed Struggle and National Liberation, on 4 February same year.<\/p>\n<p>In this way, he said he hoped for greater promotion and dissemination of the events of January 4, 1961, mainly with the holding of conferences and debates among young people, to awaken interest in the historical facts that marked certain moments in the country.<\/p>\n<p>He said it was a very important date that demonstrated altruism, delivery and dedication, as, on this date, many sons of the country had to surrender and dedicate themselves in favor of the freedom of all Angolans.<\/p>\n<p>Ara\u0303o Zacchaeus referred that the youth must remember and preserve this landmark and make sure that nothing is above the collective goods and the freedom of the people.<\/p>\n<p>He said that, 62 years after the events in Baixa de Cassanje, Angolans of the current generation need to reflect on the hundreds of lives lost, in order to achieve independence, peace, harmony and social stability.<\/p>\n<p>On January 4, 1961, Portuguese settlers repressed around 20,000 Angolan peasants, in what went down in history as the Baixa de Cassanje Massacre, a territory located between the provinces of Malanje and Lunda Norte.<\/p>\n<p>The events raised the awareness of freedom among Angolan patriots who, on February 4 of the same year, decided to launch an armed struggle against the Portuguese fascist regime, culminating in the proclamation of the country&#8217;s independence, on November 11, 1975.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/angola\">Angola<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Angola. 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