Order of Agostinho Neto
| Order of Agostinho Neto Ordem de Agostinho Neto | |
|---|---|
| Awarded by the President of Angola | |
| Type | Civil order |
| Established | 1990 |
| Country |  Angola |
| Ribbon |  |
| Status | Active |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Order of the National Hero |
| Next (lower) | Order of Independence |
The Order of Agostinho Neto (Portuguese: Ordem de 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
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ "Dr Antonio Agostinho Neto Order, the highest honour of the People's Republic of Angola - NMF Archive". archive.nelsonmandela.org. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
- ^ "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"". Consejo de Estado (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ mozambique. "Angola's president awards Order of Agostinho Neto to Putin". Mozambique. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
- ^ "ANGOLA'S PRESIDENT AWARDS ORDER OF AGOSTINHO NETO TO PUTIN – Embassy of the Republic of Angola in Japan". Retrieved 2023-12-17.
- ^ grxnet.com. "Jornal de Angola - Notícias -". Jornal de Angola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-12-17.
- ^ "Speech by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva during the awarding of the Doctor António Agostinho Neto Order in Luanda, Angola". Planalto. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
- ^ grxnet.com. "Jornal de Angola - Notícias - Rei de Espanha condecorado com Ordem Agostinho Neto". Jornal de Angola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-12-17.
- ^ "Imagens". governo.gov.ao. Retrieved 2023-12-17.