Manuel Rui
Manuel Rui Alves Monteiro (born 4 November 1941) is an Angolan writer of poetry, novels, theater plays, and short stories. He has been described as "the chronicler par excellence of postindependence Angola" through fiction that offers "subtle, complex, pointed, and oftentimes humorous portrayals of Angola since the early years of the MPLA euphoria, in which he played a political role."
Manuel Rui | |
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Rui with singer Lípsia | |
| Born | Manuel Rui Alves Monteiro November 4, 1941 Nova Lisboa, Angola |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Education | University of Coimbra |
| Notable works | "Angola Avante!", Quem Me Dera Ser Onda |
| Angola Representative at the Organization of African Unity | |
| Angola Representative at the United Nations | |
| MPLA Minister of Information | |
| In office 1974–? | |
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