Agostinho Neto

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President of Angola (1975-1979)

PoliticiansLived 1922 to 1979 · aged 56

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Fame61.2

Momentum10.0

Languages32

Peak1970s

In century#3,560

Also inDeutsch

Photos 7

Neto and Sietse Bosgra in the Netherlands in 1975

Neto participating in Yugoslav-Angolan talks with Marshal Tito in the White Villa, Brijuni Islands, during Neto's visit to Yugoslavia in 1977

Neto in 1978

The Mausoleum of António Agostinho Neto in Luanda

A bust of Neto

Awards 13

2014Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo

Lenin Peace Prize

Order of Lenin

Order of Playa Girón

Order of Amilcar Cabral 1st Class

National Order of Merit

Order of the Yugoslav Star

Order of the Welwitschia

Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland

Order of Georgi Dimitrov

Amílcar Cabral Medal

Order of Amilcar Cabral

Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland

Connected to Agostinho 6

Julius NyerereAlso won Order of Amilcar Cabral

Miguel Díaz-CanelAlso won Order of the Welwitschia

Angela DavisAlso won Order of Playa Girón

Andrei GromykoAlso won Order of Georgi Dimitrov

Henrik, Prince Consort of DenmarkAlso won Order of the Yugoslav Star

Kim Young-samAlso won Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland

About this person

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.