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António Agostinho Neto was an Angolan politician, poet, physician, and writer. Born in Ícolo e Bengo in 1922, he was educated at the University of Coimbra and the University of Lisbon. He served as the President of Angola and was a member of the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola. His professional roles also included being a political prisoner, and he participated in the Angolan War of Independence and the Angolan Civil War.
Neto wrote in Portuguese and authored works such as *Zvezdnyi putʹ*, *Destruir o velho para construir o novo*, *O caminho das estrelas*, *Náusea*, and *Sobre a libertação nacional*. He received the Lenin Peace Prize, the Order of Lenin, the Order of Playa Girón, and the Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo. He died of pancreatic cancer in Moscow in 1979 and was buried in Luanda.
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- Born
- 1922-09-17
- Died
- 1979-09-10
- Works
- 25
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- Zvezdnyi putʹ
- Destruir o velho para construir o novo
- O caminho das estrelas
- Náusea
- Sobre a libertação nacional
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Antonio
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Angola
- Place of birth
- Ícolo e Bengo
- Place of death
- Moscow
- Occupation
- political prisoner
- Position held
- President of Angola
- Educated at
- University of Coimbra
- Political party
- People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola
- Languages spoken
- Portuguese
- Native language
- Portuguese
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Conflict
- Angolan War of Independence
- Image
- President MPLA, heer Neto door Den Uyl ontvangen premier Den Uyl en A Neto (r), Bestanddeelnr 927-8518 (cropped).jpg
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- Agostinho Neto
- date of birth
- 1922-09-17
- date of death
- 1979-09-10
- place of burial
- Luanda
- name in native language
- António Agostinho Neto
- birth name
- António Agostinho Neto
- cause of death
- pancreatic cancer
- writing language
- Portuguese
- different from
- Agostinho Neto
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
António Agostinho Neto Kilamba (17 September 1922 – 10 September 1979) 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.
Early life and education
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