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Agostinho Neto
President of Angola from 1975 to 1979

Agostinho Neto

António Agostinho Neto Kilamba was an Angolan communist revolutionary, politician and poet.

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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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Getting around Agostinho Neto the local way

  • Get aroundShared yellow minivans ply multiple routes.

From Wikivoyage: São Tomé, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Rob Mieremet / Anefo (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.