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António Agostinho Neto (17 September 1922 – 10 September 1979) was an Angolan communist politician and poet. He served as the first president of Angola from 1975 to 1979, having led the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) in the war for independence (1961–1974).
In 2016, Neto published Cartas de Maria Eugénia Neto a Agostinho Neto (Letters from Maria Eugénia to Agostinho Neto ), [49] and in 2021, she launched three books Em cabo verde nasceu um menino chamava-se Agostinho Neto (In Cape Verde a Boy was Born Called Agostinho Neto), Fica aí dentro do quarto soldado sou eu (I'm Inside the Soldier's Room ...
On 11 November 1975, Agostinho Neto, the leader of the MPLA, declared Angola's independence as the People's Republic of Angola a one-party Marxist-Leninist state. [2] In response, UNITA declared Angolan independence as the Social Democratic Republic of Angola in Huambo, while the FNLA declared the Democratic Republic of Angola based in Ambriz.
Agostinho Neto obtained the position when his People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola won control of the country from the Portuguese. When Neto died in 1979, José Eduardo dos Santos succeeded him. Under Dos Santos' leadership, Angola became a multi-party state, although it remained controlled by him.
The Order of Agostinho Neto (Portuguese: Ordem de Agostinho Neto), also known as the Dr António Agostinho Neto Order is a state award of Angola, established on 12 May 1990. [1] From its establishment, the order was the highest state award, but in 2004 it took second position with the establishment of Order of the National Hero.
Agostinho da Silva (1906–1994), Portuguese philosopher, essayist and writer; Agostinho Neto (1922–1979), first President of Angola; José Agostinho de Macedo (1761–1831), Portuguese poet and prose writer; Fernando Agostinho da Costa (born 1981), known as "Xara", Angolan footballer; Renato Agostinho de Oliveira Júnior (born 1981 ...
Dos Santos held several positions including Minister of Foreign Affairs in the government of independent Angola's first president, Agostinho Neto. After Neto's death in 1979, dos Santos was elected by the MPLA as the country's new president, supported by the Soviet Union and inheriting a civil war against Western-backed anti-communist rebels ...
It was founded on 1 December 1963 as the "Kudianguelas" by MPLA co-founder Lúcio Lara.It was originally created for the children of guerrillas. [4] Founded as the Pioneers in 1975, the organization took the name of the nation's first president Agostinho Neto at its second conference in November 1979, following Neto's death.