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Agostinho Neto

1922 - 1979

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António Agostinho Neto (17 September 1922 – 10 September 1979) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Agostinho Neto is the 2,231st most popular politician (up from 2,517th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Angola (down from 2nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Angolan Politician.

Agostinho Neto was the first president of Angola, and is most famous for his role in the Angolan War of Independence.

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Among politicians, Agostinho Neto ranks 2,231 out of 19,576. Before him are Magnus IV of Sweden, Jang Song-thaek, Unas, Jehoram of Judah, Vincent Auriol, and Gegeen Khan. After him are Fahri Korutürk, Theophanu, Dalia Grybauskaitė, Albert III, Duke of Austria, Michael D. Higgins, and Qutuz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Agostinho Neto ranks 28. Before him are Philip Larkin, Charles M. Schulz, Christiaan Barnard, Imre Lakatos, Alain Resnais, and Doris Day. After him are Alain Robbe-Grillet, Robert W. Holley, Joan Fuster, Iannis Xenakis, Telly Savalas, and Clair Cameron Patterson. Among people deceased in 1979, Agostinho Neto ranks 25. Before him are Ludvík Svoboda, Robert Burns Woodward, Mustafa Barzani, Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, Sonia Delaunay, and Hanna Reitsch. After him are Sid Vicious, Feodor Lynen, Nelson Rockefeller, Bertil Ohlin, Werner Forssmann, and Nur Muhammad Taraki.

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In Angola

Among people born in Angola, Agostinho Neto ranks 3 out of 67. Before him are José Eduardo dos Santos (1942), and João Lourenço (1954). After him are Jonas Savimbi (1934), Afonso I of Kongo (1456), Alexandre do Nascimento (1925), Fernando Peyroteo (1918), José Águas (1930), Holden Roberto (1923), Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos (1950), Lúcio Lara (1929), and José Baptista Pinheiro de Azevedo (1917).

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Among POLITICIANS In Angola

Among politicians born in Angola, Agostinho Neto ranks 3. Before him are José Eduardo dos Santos (1942), and João Lourenço (1954). After him are Afonso I of Kongo (1456), Holden Roberto (1923), Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos (1950), Lúcio Lara (1929), Fernando José de França Dias Van-Dúnem (1934), Lopo do Nascimento (1942), Paulo Kassoma (1951), Manuel Vicente (1956), and Marcolino Moco (1953).

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