People of the Revolution and the USSR
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Agostinho Neto Agostinho Neto
Physician-poet who led Angola's liberation struggle and became its first president
Political and party leadership · Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA)
1922–1979
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Lúcio Lara Lúcio Lara
Ideologue of Angolan liberation, MPLA founding member
Political and party leadership · Angola state institutions
1929–2016
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Iko Carreira Iko Carreira
Founder of Angola's People's Armed Forces and its first Defence Minister
Military command · Angola state institutions
1933–2000
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José Van-Dúnem José Jacinto da Silva Vieira Dias Van-Dúnem
Angolan political-military leader and co-leader of the Nitista current with Nito Alves
Military command · Angola state institutions
1939–1977
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Carlos Alberto Dilolwa Carlos Alberto da Rocha Oliveira Dilolwa
Designer of Angolan economic planning and MPLA theorist
Economy, finance and planning · Angola state institutions
1939–1996
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José Eduardo dos Santos José Eduardo dos Santos
Angola after Neto
Political and party leadership · Angola state institutions
1942–2022
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Paulo Jorge Paulo Teixeira Jorge
MPLA diplomat and Angola's second foreign minister, a leading figure of the party's left wing
Diplomacy and international organization · Angola state institutions
1934/1929–2010