Sónia Vaz Borges

Over a 20-year period until independence in the 1970s, The PAIGC established liberated zones throughout Guinea-Bissau and focused on health, education, the importance of consciousness, and growing the new African citizen.

Dr. Sonia Vaz-Borges is an interdisciplinary militant historian and social political organizer.

She has a BA in modern and contemporary history and politics and international affairs from Lisbon, a master's degree from the Faculty of Humanities, University of Lisbon.

She received her doctorate degree in philosophy from Humboldt University of Berlin, along with filmmaker Felipe Cesar.