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Manuel da Graça Mateus
Born on April 10th 1938, he was 1st Corporal on the 4th Company of Special "Caçadores" (4.ª Companhia de Caçadores Especiais - 4.ª C.C.E.), and, today, he's the Partner and Sales Manager of a highly respected company on the graphic arts and pre-printing segment.

Deeply in love with Africa and with a rich past to tell, he now uses the new Information Technologies opportunities to share a part of the dreams and nightmares from a group of men during the years from 1960 to 1962, on the middle of the violent clash of north Angola's guerrilla actions.




Pedro Mateus
Born on November 30th 1972, Economist, Journalist and Consultant on the area of Information Systems and Technologies. With a past on the Internet that goes "back" to 1990 (before even there was a World Wide Web) he's a dedicated worker on the role that Information Systems and Technologies are and will take on the History making and global information flow.

Since teenager a enthusiast on the study of Military History and Technology, the close relation with his father take him to share a strong passion towards Africa and a dedicated desire to participate on the historic research over the Portuguese "Colonial War".