Wladimir Ventura Torres Pomar (14 July 1936 – 9 June 2023) was a Brazilian writer, journalist and political activist.
Wladimir Pomar | |
|---|---|
| Born | Wladimir Ventura Torres Pomar 14 July 1936 |
| Died | 9 June 2023 (aged 86) São Bernardo do Campo, Greater São Paulo, Brazil |
| Occupation | Writer |
Life and career
editBorn in Belém, Pomar was the son of the Communist Party of Brazil founder Pedro Pomar, who was killed by the military regime in 1976.[1] A Communist Party militant since young age and a leading figure in the student movement and in the metalworkers' trade union,[1][2] he lived in clandestinity for several years,[1][2][3] and he was arrested twice, in 1964 in a protest against the dictatorship and in 1976 in the military operation that led to the killing of his father.[3]
Released from prison in 1979,[2][3] in the early 1980s Pomar joined the Workers' Party, and in 1989 he coordinated the Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's presidential campaign.[1][2][3][4] As a writer, he authored about 20 books, mainly focusing on the history of Brasil and the economic development of China.[1][2][4] He also collaborated as an editor and a columnist with numerous publications, including Tribuna Popular, Classe Operária, Movimento, Correio Agropecuário, Brasil Extra, Correio da Cidadania and Teoria e Debate.[3]
Pomar died of complications from dysplasia on 9 June 2023, at the age of 86.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Sampaio, Kleber (9 June 2023). "Morre Wladimir Pomar, que coordenou 1ª campanha presidencial de Lula". Agência Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Queiroz, Claudinei (28 June 2023). "Wladimir Ventura Torres Pomar (1936 - 2023) - Mortes: Cientista político, escritor e jornalista, coordenou as primeiras campanhas de Lula". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Wladimir Pomar: 85 anos". Página 13 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 14 July 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ a b c Mendonça, Ricardo (9 June 2023). "Morre o escritor e militante de esquerda Wladimir Pomar". Valor Econômico (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 5 July 2023.