Agostinho AndréMendes de Carvalho (August 29,1924 –February 13,2014),known by the pseudonym Uanhenga Xitu,was an Angolan writer and nationalist. [1] [2] Xitu was born in Calomboloca,and in 2009 was the oldest member of the parliament for the MPLA party. [3]
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.
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.
The Agostinho Neto University is the largest public university of Angola,based in Luanda and in the nearby city of Talatona,in Angola. In the academic year 2005–06,68 licensing courses were ministered by the university:18 in Bachelor's and 15 in master's degrees,involving areas of scientific knowledge in the faculties,institutes,and higher learning schools. It is one of seven public universities in Angola. Until 2009 the Agostinho Neto University was the country's only public university,and had campuses in all its major cities. In 2009 it was split up,with its campuses outside Luanda becoming six autonomous universities,located in Benguela,Cabinda,Huambo,Lubango,Malange,and Uíge. Agostinho Neto University is now one of the seven regional university among others,serving Luanda Province and Bengo Province. It remains the largest university in Angola.
Lúcio Rodrigo Leite Barreto de Lara,also known by the pseudonym Tchiweka,was an Angolan revolutionary,physicist-mathematician,politician,anti-colonial ideologist and one of the founding members of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA). He served as General Secretary of the MPLA during the Angolan War of Independence and Angolan Civil War. Lara,a founding member of the MPLA,led the first MPLA members into Luanda on 8 November 1974. He swore in Agostinho Neto as the first president of the country.
Clube Desportivo da Huíla is an Angolan football club based in Lubango,Huila. The club is attached to the Angolan Armed Forces and has close ties with Primeiro de Agosto. In the 2011–12 season of the Angolan second division,the club got promoted to the Girabola. They play their home games at the Estádio do Ferroviário da Huíla. On 17 April 2006 Agostinho Tramagal was appointed as their new coach.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of São Toméand Príncipe is a diocese,immediately subject to the Holy See,with its seat in the city of São Toméin São Toméand Príncipe. It covers the territory of the Republic of São Toméand Príncipe. As of 2015,112,000 or 57.4% of the inhabitants of São Toméand Príncipe were Catholic.
Relations between France and Angola have not always been cordial,due to the former French government's policy of supporting militant separatists in Angola's Cabinda Province. The international Angolagate scandal embarrassed both governments,by exposing corruption and illicit arms deals. Following French President Nicolas Sarkozy's visit in 2008,relations have improved.
Agostinho Neto Pioneer Organization is a pioneer movement in Angola. It is part of the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA). OPA is led in its day-to-day affairs by the MPLA Youth.
Neto may refer to:
JoséJoão Pimenta Costa Mendes is a Portuguese cyclist,who rides for UCI Continental team Victoria Sports Pro Cycling Team. He is a two-time winner of the Portuguese National Road Race Championships,in 2016 and 2019.
António Ferreira Carvalho is a Portuguese cyclist,who currently rides for UCI Continental team ABTF Betão–Feirense.
Bornito de Sousa Baltazar Diogo is an Angolan politician who was the third vice president of Angola,from 2017 to 2022. He was the vice presidential candidate for the MPLA in the 2017 Angolan general election,running alongside João Lourenço and a member of the Constituent Assembly since 2010. He was officially sworn in as vice president on 26 September 2017.
1979 Girabola was the annual national Angola football (soccer) tournament,Girabola,held in 1979. It was the first national championship organized after Angola achieved independence in 1975. Due to the Angolan Civil War this was the first tournament that included teams from all Angolan provinces. By then,there were only sixteen provinces. Later on,the province of Lunda was split in two:Lunda Norte and Lunda Sul and Bengo was also created.
ABTF Betão–Feirense is a Portuguese professional road cycling team founded in 1983 that is currently based in Albergaria-a-Velha,competing on the UCI Continental Circuits.
AndréGaspar Mendes de Carvalho is an Angolan politician for CASA-CE and a member of the National Assembly of Angola.
Maria Elizabeth Simbrão de Carvalho was the Angolan ambassador to Belgium,Luxembourg and the European Union from 2009 to 2018. She was replaced by Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti.
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