António Agostinho Neto Kilamba (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, …

Agostinho Neto (born September 17, 1922, Icolo e Bengo, Angola—died September 10, 1979, Moscow, Russia, U.S.S.R.) was an Angolan poet, physician, and politician who served as the …

His literary honors include the Conference of Afro-Asian Writers’ Lotus Prize. The only public university in Angola honored Neto in 1985 by changing its name to the Universidade …

Agostinho Neto was an Angolan medical doctor who was born in the agricultural hinterland of Luanda City in 1922 and died in a Moscow hospital in 1979.

Apr 12, 2025 · António Agostinho Neto, African liberation revolutionary and former President of Angola who led and won the Angolan war for independence. Not only was he a remarkable …

Jan 10, 2026 · On September 17, 2020, the country of Angola celebrates the 98th anniversary of the birth of Dr. António Agostinho Neto, a writer and politician, born on September 17, …

Jun 2, 2025 · Honoured by Angolans as the ‘Father of Modern Angola’, Dr. António Agostinho Neto served as the first president of Angola.

Agostinho Neto (əgōōshtēn´yōō nā´tōō), 1927–79, first president of independent Angola. A Portuguese-educated physician and poet, he founded the Movimento Popular de Libertação …

António Agostinho Neto Kilamba (Caxicane, 17 de setembro de 1922 – Moscovo, 10 de setembro de 1979) foi um médico, escritor e político angolano, principal figura do país no século XX.

Neto died of cancer in 1979 in Moscow, Russia, where he went for treatment. Neto had a distinguished career as physician, philosopher, liberation fighter and as President of Angola.