Maritime (3rd edition)

The African Maritime Club (CMA) was legally constituted in 1954 as an essentially sporting association, and provided its members with means of culture and recreation. It brought together crew members, mostly Angolans, at the service of portuguese merchant navy ships, African students residing in Portugal and family members. The mobility of so-called embarkes has turned out to be decisive for the circulation of clandestine correspondence and for the transport of a polycopier machine, which was a determining factor for empathy between seafarers and students. The CMA fulfilled a role of the greatest historical relevance in favor of the independence of the Portuguese colonies in Africa, recounting, from the beginning, with the participation of several nationalist intellectuals, including the man who, 45 years ago, came to be the first President of Independent Angola.