About Titina Silá
Ernestina "Titina" Silá (1 April 1943 – 30 January 1973) was a Bissau-Guinean revolutionary. Recruited into the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC), while she was a young woman, she joined in the Guinea-Bissau War of Independence against the Portuguese Empire. As one of the first women in the PAIGC, she quickly became a popular leading figure in the revolutionary movement and was often praised by its leader, Amílcar Cabral. After being trained in nursing in the Soviet Union, she took a commanding role in the Northern Front of the war, rising to the rank of political commissar and joining the Superior Council of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of the People (FARP). While on her way to attend Cabral's funeral, in January 1973, she was ambushed and killed by the Portuguese. As a revolutionary martyr, her memory has been commemorated by memorial dedications and her example used to educate young men and women on gender equality. The day of her death, 30 January, is celebrated as National Women's Day in Guinea-Bissau. Known for her "joyful" disposition, Silá quickly became "one of the most loved leaders of the revolution", and developed into an "iconic female soldier".
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