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1966 31 Mar
196-		 While in the custody of the Portuguese authorities Eduardo Duarte Vieira died in prison in Portuguese Guinea (Since 1974 Guinea Bissau) after twenty days of torture. He was named the first African martyr. [BW14:390, BW16:568; KoB47]
  • For his obituary see BW14:389–90.
  • For the messages to his wife and children he scratched on a biscuit box. See BW14:390–1.
  • See also [A Brief Account of the Progress of the Bahá'í Faith in Africa Since 1953 by Nancy Oloro-Robarts and Selam Ahderom p5-6]
    		• Eduardo Duarte Vieira; Persecution, Guinea Bissau; - Persecution, Deaths; - Persecution; Firsts, other; Portuguese Guinea; Guinea Bissau; Biography first African martyr
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