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Agostinho Neto

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President of Angola (1975-1979)

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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.

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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

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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.

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Politicians
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Politician
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deceased
Dates
Lived 1922 to 1979 · aged 56
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32 languages

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