The province of Icolo e Bengo, the birthplace of the Angolan national hero, is the site of the date’s main activities, including political rallies, company openings, and lectures celebrating the life and work of the independence fighter at several locations across the country and at diplomatic missions abroad.

Two traditional ceremonies took place in Luanda: the raising of the Monument Flag at the Military History Museum, and the laying of a wreath at the Dr. Antonio Agostinho Neto Memorial, where the remains of the political leader, who died on September 10, 1979, are buried.

Born on September 17, 1922, in the village of Caxicane, in Icolo and Bengo province, Neto showed a penchant for poetry from a young age, contributed to several publications, and expressed concern for Angola’s problems and social situation.

He was repeatedly imprisoned for his political ideas, and after graduating as a doctor in 1959 and undergoing various imprisonments, he returned to the country where he began meeting with several patriotic groups whose goal was the liberation from the Portuguese metropolis.

As a leader of his country, he led the struggle to preserve independence until his last breath.

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