The executive secretariat of the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries (CPLP) today congratulates the authorities and the people of Angola for their independence, proclaimed on November 11, 1975 by António Agostinho Neto.
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11/11/2026
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Lusa
O executive Secretariat of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP) today congratulates the authorities and the people of Angola for their independence, proclaimed on November 11, 1975 by António Agostinho Neto.
“The executive secretariat of the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries (CPLP) congratulates the authorities and the people of the Republic of Angola on the occasion of the 51st anniversary of the Independence Proclamation, which is marked today, November 11, 2026”, the organization began to mention in a press release.
According to the note, the Lusófona organization says to exalt Angola's role in the construction and strengthening of the CPLP, as well as its contribution to the deepening of the bonds of friendship, solidarity and cooperation between the Member States, based on the sharing of Portuguese language, cultural diversity and values that unite them.
Augustine Neto, one of the founders of the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), proclaimed Angola's independence on November 11, 1975. This date was known for “Dipanda Day”.
He was head of state until he died, having succeeded him in an interim way, Lucius Lara, also a founding member of the MPLA.
Lúcio Lara presided over the country for 10 days, until the inauguration of José Eduardo dos Santos, who was in charge of this Lusophone nation for 38 years, and which succeeded, in 2017, João Lourenço, current Angolan head of state.
The CPLP, which turned 30 this year, consists of Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe and Timor-Leste.