Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Abbreviations
Introduction
Biographical notes
Part 1 The Weapon of Theory
Writings of Youth
1 Two poems
Man and Land
2 Agricultural Census of Guiné
Portuguese Colonial Domination
3 The facts about Portugal’s African Colonies
Party Principles and Political Practice
4 Unity and struggle
5 To start out from the reality of our land – to be realists
6 Our Party and the struggle must be led by the best sons and daughters of our people
7 Struggle of the people, by the people, for the people
8 Independence of thought and action
9 Not everyone is of the Party
10 Revolutionary Democracy
11 Fidelity to Party principles
12 For the improvement of our political work
On the African Revolution
13 Homage to Kwame Nkrumah
The Weapon of Theory
14 Presuppositions and objectives of national liberation in relation to social structure
National Culture
15 National liberation and culture
Part 2 Revolutionary Practice
The Strategy for Political Mobilization
16 Message to Guinean and Cape Verdian civil servants and employees in commerce
17 Message to the Portuguese settlers in Guiné and Cape Verde
18 Message to the soldiers, officers and NCOs of the Portuguese colonial army
19 Memorandum from the African Party for the Independence of Guiné and Cape Verde (PAIGC) to the Portuguese Government
20 An open note to the Portuguese Government
Armed Action and Military Methods
21 Proclamation of direct action
22 The battle of Como and the Congress of Cassaca
23 The eighth year of armed struggle for national liberation
24 The situation of PAIGC’s struggle in January 1973
General Watchwords
25 Be aware at every moment of the situation of the struggle
26 Continually develop and strengthen political work and Party organization
27 Constantly improve organization of our armed forces
28 Know well our own strength and the enemy strength
29 Strengthen security and discipline in all sectors of the struggle
30 Destroy the economy of the enemy and build our own economy
31 Improve our knowledge and defend our health
32 Apply Party principles in practice
International Relations
33 The options of CONCP
34 The people of Guiné and Cape Verde before the UN
The State of Guiné-Bissau
35 Creation of the People’s National Assembly in Guiné
36 New Year’s message