I really liked this article, Valmiki.
Thanks.
Wish others with similar knowledge of Goans would contribute articles like this
too.
Mervyn1650Lobo
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AMONG THE GREATEST GOANS…
By Valmiki Faleiro
(with inputs from Joaquim Correia-Afonso, Benaulim and Francisco Monteiro,
Lisbon)
Today, 10 June, is the 150th birth anniversary of Roque Correia-Afonso. In the
gallery of
great Goans who defended, and pursued, Goan interests in public life, down
history, his
memory immediately springs to mind. Such was the multi-faceted persona –
advocate,
journalist, politician and statesman – that it’s difficult to decide where to
begin and end.
Let’s go chronologically.
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