ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the differences and similarities between the theories of the outstanding and original revolutionists. Frantz Fanon and Pedro Alvares Cabral were essentially men of peace. Neither plunged immediately into the troubled waters of revolution without first trying more tranquil currents. On the nature of the African revolution Fanon and Cabral were in general agreement, differing only over emphasis and detail, some of which, however, is very important. The African revolution, and the larger liberation struggle of colonial people everywhere, is the fundamental characteristic of the advance of history in this century, according to Cabral. The revolutionary petty bourgeoisie must then return to the masses and completely identify with them. Fanon is probably best known for his views on violence and revolution, a subject about which there is considerable debate. Fanon was more concerned with making the revolution than with predicting the future in much detail.
