António Agostinho Neto | |
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1st President of Angola | |
In office 11 November 1975 – 10 September 1979 | |
Prime Minister | Lopo do Nascimento (1975-1978) |
Preceded by | Position estabilished |
Succeeded by | José Eduardo dos Santos |
Chairman of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola | |
In office 10 December 1956 – 10 September 1979 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | José Eduardo dos Santos |
Personal details | |
Born | Ícolo e Bengo, Bengo, Overseas Province of Angola, Portugal | 17 September 1910
Died | 10 September 1979 Moscow, Soviet Union | (aged 68)
Political party | MPLA |
Spouse(s) | Maria Eugénia da Silva[1] |
António Agostinho Neto (17 September 1910 – 10 September 1979) was an Angolan politician and poet.[2][3] He was the first President of Angola, serving from 1975–1979 after he leading the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) in the war for independence that lasted from 1961–1974.[4]
He died of inoperable cancer on 10 September 1979 in a hospital in Moscow, Russia, aged 68.[5]
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Political offices | ||
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Preceded by Position created |
President of Angola 1975–1979 |
Succeeded by José Eduardo dos Santos |