"Angola Avante" is the national anthem of Angola. Ruy Mingas composed the music,while the lyrics were authored by Manuel Rui. It was adopted as the national anthem in November 1975,when the country gained its independence from Portugal. The lyrics make reference to several key events of the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA),which has been in power since independence and was the only party in Angola until 1992.
António Agostinho Neto was an Angolan communist politician and poet. He served as the first president of Angola from 1975 to 1979,having led the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) in the war for independence (1961–1974). Until his death,he led the MPLA in the civil war (1975–2002). Known also for his literary activities,he is considered Angola's preeminent poet. His birthday is celebrated as National Heroes' Day,a public holiday in Angola.
Huambo,formerly Nova Lisboa,is the third-most populous city in Angola,after the capital city Luanda and Lubango,with a population of 595,304 in the city and a population of 713,134 in the municipality of Huambo. The city is the capital of the province of Huambo and is located about 220 km E from Benguela and 600 km SE from Luanda. Huambo is a main hub on the Caminho de Ferro de Benguela (CFB),which runs from the port of Lobito to the Democratic Republic of the Congo's southernmost province,Katanga. Huambo is served by the Albano Machado Airport.
JoséEduardo Agualusa Alves da Cunha is an Angolan journalist and writer of Portuguese and Brazilian descent. He studied agronomy and silviculture in Lisbon,Portugal. Currently he resides in the Island of Mozambique,working as a writer and journalist. He also has been working to establish a public library on the island.
Manuel António de Sousa Lopes was a Cape Verdean novelist,poet and essayist. With Baltasar Lopes da Silva and Jorge Barbosa he was a founder of the journal Claridade,which contributed to the rise of Cape Verdean literature. Manuel Lopes wrote in Portuguese,using expressions typical for Cape Verdean Portuguese and Cape Verdean Creole. He was one of those responsible for describing world calamities of the droughts that caused several deaths in São Vicente and Santo Antão.
The Archdiocese of Huambo is a Latin Metropolitan archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in western Angola.
The People's Republic of Angola was the self-declared socialist state which governed Angola from its independence in 1975 until 25 August 1992,during the Angolan Civil War.
Adriano JoséAlves Moreira,ComC GCC GOIH GCSE was a Portuguese lawyer,professor and a leading political figure in Portugal throughout the second half of the 20th century.
General Francisco Higino Lopes Carneiro is currently a member of parliament for the MPLA in Angola. He is,along with fellow "top generals" João Maria de Sousa,Hélder Vieira Dias,Roberto Leal Monteiro,and Kundi Paihama,one of the military leaders holding top ministerial posts for the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola,the political party that has ruled Angola since it gained its independence from Portugal in 1975.
Angolans in Portugal form the country's second-largest group of African migrants,after Cape Verdeans. In 2006,official statistics showed 28,854 legal Angolan residents in Portugal. However,this number is likely an underestimate of the true size of the community,as it does not count people of Angolan origin who hold Portuguese citizenship. In 2022 INE counted 31,614 Angolans living in Portugal.
Fractionism,also called Nito's group or nitism,and self-called MPLA Action Committee —FAPLA-People Unit,was an Angolan political movement with an orthodox communist nature,led by Nito Alves,former leader of the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA).
Ndalu de Almeida is a writer born in Angola who uses the pen name Ondjaki. He has written poetry,children's books,short stories,novels,drama and film scripts.
Paulo António Alves,commonly known as Paulão,was an Angolan footballer who played as a midfielder.
Mindelact is a Cabo Verdean theater association based in Mindelo on the island of São Vicente,Cabo Verde. Each year,it organizes the Mindelact Theater Festival
João Guedes Branco is a French-born Portuguese theatrical actor and reviewer,professor,and programmer. He had a theatrical career for over 30 years and appeared in more than 50 plays,most of them in Mindelo,Cape Verde.
The JoséEduardo dos Santos University is an Angolan public university based in the city of Huambo.
Ruy Alberto Vieira Dias Rodrigues Mingas was an Angolan singer,songwriter,diplomat,businessman and politician. He was a deputy in the National Assembly,secretary with the status of Minister of Sports and ambassador of Angola to Portugal. He composed the music for Angola Avante,the national anthem of Angola.
Avelino Henrique Saíde Vieira Dias Rodrigues Mingas was an Angolan revolutionary,economist,writer,and politician who was a notable figure in the anti-colonial struggle for independence in Angola. He was the first Minister of Finance of Angola and one of the ten members of the first national legislature,the Revolutionary Council of the People. He was also a member of the Central Committee of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA). A close associate of Agostinho Neto and Lúcio Lara,he was killed by people associated with the fractionists during the 1977 Angolan coup attempt.
