Africa-Press – Angola. The art exhibition “Voices of Hope,” which opened this Wednesday in Lubango, pays homage to the legacy of António Agostinho Neto, honoring poetry and imagery to celebrate the 103rd anniversary of the nation’s founder.
The exhibition aims to connect the spirit of the struggle for independence with Angola’s current challenges, inviting the public to reflect on the country’s journey as a nation and as a culture, running until the 30th of this month.
The exhibition brings together nine poems by Angola’s first president, paired with photographs that portray the diversity, strength, and hope of the people. The selected works aim to transform the space into a place of memory, reflection, and inspiration for future generations.Among the featured poems are “Mussunda Amigo,” dedicated to a simple, hard-working man, as well as “Para ti também,” which universalizes the Angolan struggle as a cause for all oppressed peoples.
Works such as “Havemos de voltar” and “Quero voltar” evoke the longing for a free homeland, while “Adeus à hora da partirda” and “Despedida” recall the forced departures and the courage of the combatants.
In statements to the press, the governor of Huíla, Nuno Mahapi, who inaugurated the exhibition, stated that it is a living tribute to Neto’s thought and an invitation to youth to cultivate values of solidarity, patriotism, and confidence in Angola’s future.
António Agostinho Neto was born on September 17, 1922, in Icolo e Bengo. He was a physician, poet, and politician, leader of the MPLA (Mula) and the first President of the Republic of Angola, having proclaimed national independence on November 11, 1975.
He is considered the “Greatest Poet” of Angolan literature, author of Sagrada Esperança and other texts that extol the liberation struggle, human dignity, and national unity. Neto died on September 10, 1979.
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