Joaquim Pinto de Andrade
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Joaquim Pinto de Andrade (1926 – February 23, 2008) served as the first honorary President of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola
(MPLA), Chancellor of the Luanda
Archdiocese, and as a member of the African Society of Culture. He died on February 23, 2008 following a long illness, the same day as fellow MPLA politician Gentil Ferreira Viana
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Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola
The People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola - Labour Party is a political party that has ruled Angola since the country's independence from Portugal in 1975...
(MPLA), Chancellor of the Luanda
Luanda
Luanda, formerly named São Paulo da Assunção de Loanda, is the capital and largest city of Angola. Located on Angola's coast with the Atlantic Ocean, Luanda is both Angola's chief seaport and its administrative center. It has a population of at least 5 million...
Archdiocese, and as a member of the African Society of Culture. He died on February 23, 2008 following a long illness, the same day as fellow MPLA politician Gentil Ferreira Viana
Gentil Ferreira Viana
Gentil Ferreira Viana founded, with other separatist leaders, the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola . In 1974, he and Joaquim Pinto de Andrade broke away from the MPLA and formed the Activa Revolt; the two men died on the same day in 2008.-References:...
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