Africa-Press – Angola. Irene Agostinho Neto, a nationalist and sister of the first President of Angola (António Agostinho Neto), was buried, on Friday (4), in the Alto das Cruzes cemetery, in Luanda, having highlighted her commitment to the affirmation of the Organization of Angolan Women (OMA) and the firm struggle for the country’s liberation.
At the official funeral ceremony of the nationalist who died on 30 January this year in Luanda, the secretary general of the OMA, Joana Tomás, recalled the lessons left by Irene Neto and, above all, the responsibility of keeping the organization firm, strong and cohesive. same way you received it. “She worked hard for the affirmation of the Angolan woman, in the mobilization of several militants, who contributed to the affirmation and reaffirmation of the Angolan woman”, he reiterated.
For the former president of the National Assembly Roberto de Almeida, Irene Neto was convinced and determined in the fight of national liberation, adding that from a very young age he understood the course of the political and military situation that the country was experiencing and committed himself to clandestineness, by contributing in the sectors of Health, Literacy and Political Education.
In a message of condolences, the MPLA Political Bureau says that it shares the pain of the family of the “unforgettable” Irene Neto, who guided her life as a servant and fighter for justice and well-being, actions expressed in the support given to Angolan compatriots. political prisoners and MPLA militants residing in the then city of
Leopoldville /Belgian Congo, now Kinshasa/Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) were constituted. recognize her patriotic engagement in the process of the Armed Struggle for National Liberation, and it is therefore worthy to say that we are saying goodbye to a nationalist, a first-rate heroine, who has always looked at her party-political action with personal disinterest”, he reads. up on the note.
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