Agostinho Neto

António Agostinho Neto Kilamba (17 September 1922 – 10 September 1979) was an Angolan communist revolutionary, politician and poet. He served as the first president of Angola from 1975 to 1979, after leading the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) during the war for independence. He led the MPLA during the beginning of the Angolan Civil War, which began in 1975 and lasted until 2002. An author of several books, he is considered Angola's preeminent poet. His birthday is celebrated as National Heroes' Day, a public holiday in Angola. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Agostinho_Neto&action=edit Quotes A silent idea is louder than spoken words Our contribution has to be given not only for the liquidation of the colonial system but also for the liquidation of ignorance, disease and primitive forms of social organization. Where love grows, there is generosity. It’s not a question of survival, it’s a question of trust, we must develop our continent without fear, for the future grows in us. Our contribution has to be given not only for the liquidation of the colonial system but also for the liquidation of ignorance, disease and primitive forms of social organization. https://panafricanquotes.wordpress.com/tag/agostinho-neto/ Poem We shall return To the houses, to our crops, to the beaches, to our fields we shall return To our lands Red with coffee White with cotton Green with maize fields we shall return To our mines of diamonds Gold, copper, oil we shall return To our rivers, our lakes our mountains, our forests we will return To the shade of the mulemba To our traditions To the rhythms and bonfires we shall return To the marimba and the quissange to our carnival we shall return To our beautiful Angolan homeland our land, our mother we shall return We shall return to liberated Angola independent Angola. https://afrolegends.com/2017/02/24/havemos-de-voltar-we-shall-return-by-agostinho-neto/ References