O Poder Público e as Autoridades Tradicionais na Província do Namibe: Um Estudo de Caso na Comuna do Forte Santa Rita

Abstract

This is a study that falls within the scope of the History of Angola and deals with the “Influence of the local government on traditional authorities in the Province of Namibe, studying a particular case of the commune of Forte Santa Rita”. For the accomplishment of the study, historical, comparative, bibliographic research, statistical methods were selected, as well as interview and questionnaire techniques. Structurally, this work is divided into three chapters. With regard to the first chapter, the Namibe Province was characterized, where the following were highlighted: the geographical framework, location, limits, climate and natural environment, as well as the historical framework, the local population, first contacts with the Portuguese. As for the second chapter, the topic being approached was described. In the third chapter, the analysis and interpretation of the data obtained through the application of the surveys were carried out, where the following points were dealt with: methodology, population and sample and finally the results of the empirical study were presented.