Eduardo Mondlane University recently inaugurated the Ruth First Room, located in the Center for African Studies, in an initiative aimed at preserving, valuing and perpetuating the legacy of this important figure in the fight against apartheid.
The story of Ruth First is intertwined with the struggle for freedom, social justice, and racial equality in Southern Africa. Born in South Africa in 1925, Ruth First distinguished herself as a journalist, social scientist, and anti-apartheid activist, dedicating her life to denouncing the injustices imposed by the South African segregationist regime. Her courage and firmness earned her political persecution, imprisonment, and exile.
Ruth First lived in Mozambique and for a time was a member of the Center for African Studies at Eduardo Mondlane University (CEA-UEM), where she conducted important research on the political, social, and economic challenges of the region. However, her life was tragically cut short in 1982 when she was assassinated in Maputo by a letter bomb in her office, in the space where the Ruth First Room was created today.
Eduardo Mondlane University recently inaugurated the Ruth First Room, located in the Center for African Studies, in an initiative aimed at preserving, valuing, and perpetuating the legacy of this important figure in the fight against apartheid.
The project, developed by the CEA in partnership with Freedom Park, consisted of transforming office number 62, where Ruth First worked as director of research for five years and where she tragically lost her life.
According to the Rector of UEM, Manuel Guilherme Júnior, the inauguration of the space is part of the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the naming of the higher education institution after Eduardo Mondlane.
(By MozaVibe)
