# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/agostinho-neto
# Generated: 2026-08-14T01:51:41.943Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/agostinho-neto"
name: "Agostinho Neto"
slug: "agostinho-neto"
description: "António Agostinho Neto Kilamba was an Angolan communist revolutionary, politician and poet. He served as the first president of Angola from 1975 to 1979, after leading the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) during the war for independence. He led the MPLA during the beginning of the Angolan Civil War, which began in 1975 and lasted until 2002. An author of several books, he is considered Angola's preeminent poet. His birthday is celebrated as National Heroes' Day, a public holiday in Angola."
tagline: "President of Angola (1975-1979)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/President_MPLA%2C_heer_Neto_door_Den_Uyl_ontvangen_premier_Den_Uyl_en_A_Neto_(r)%2C_Bestanddeelnr_927-8518_(cropped).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1922-09-17"
deathDate: "1979-09-10"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump