Order of Agostinho Neto explained

Order of Agostinho Neto
Awarded By:	the President of Angola
Type:	Civil order
Established:	1990
Country:	Angola
Status:	Active
Higher:	Order of the National Hero
Lower:	Order of Independence

The Order of Agostinho Neto, also known as the Dr António Agostinho Neto Order is a state award of Angola, established on 12 May 1990.^[1] From its establishment, the order was the highest state award, but in 2004 it took second position with the establishment of Order of the National Hero.

List of recipients

Among those awarded are:

Nelson Mandela (1990)
José Eduardo dos Santos (1991)
Kenneth Kaunda (1992)
Omar Bongo (1992)
Fidel Castro (1992)^[2]
Manuel Pinto da Costa (1992)
Joaquim Chissano (1992)
Quett Masire (1992)
Robert Mugabe (1992)
Denis Sassou-Nguesso (1992)
Aristides Pereira
Vladimir Putin (2019)^[3] ^[4]
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa (2019)^[5]
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (2023)^[6]
King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain (2023)^[7] ^[8]

Notes and References

Web site: Dr Antonio Agostinho Neto Order, the highest honour of the People's Republic of Angola - NMF Archive . 2023-12-17 . archive.nelsonmandela.org.
Web site: Discurso pronunciado por el Comandante en Jefe Fidel Castro Ruz en el acto de imposición de la Orden "Agostinho Neto", efectuado en el Palacio de la Revolución, el 9 de julio de 1992, "Año 34 de la Revolución". . 19 January 2015 . Consejo de Estado . Spanish.
Web site: mozambique . Angola’s president awards Order of Agostinho Neto to Putin . 2023-12-17 . Mozambique . en-US.
Web site: ANGOLA’S PRESIDENT AWARDS ORDER OF AGOSTINHO NETO TO PUTIN – Embassy of the Republic of Angola in Japan . 2023-12-17 . en-US.
Web site: grxnet.com . Jornal de Angola - Notícias - . 2023-12-17 . Jornal de Angola . pt.
Web site: Speech by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva during the awarding of the Doctor António Agostinho Neto Order in Luanda, Angola . 2023-12-17 . Planalto . en.
Web site: grxnet.com . Jornal de Angola - Notícias - Rei de Espanha condecorado com Ordem Agostinho Neto . 2023-12-17 . Jornal de Angola . pt.
Web site: Imagens . 2023-12-17 . governo.gov.ao.