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

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

1. "Dr Antonio Agostinho Neto Order, the highest honour of the People's Republic of Angola - NMF Archive". archive.nelsonmandela.org. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
2. "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.
3. mozambique. "Angola's president awards Order of Agostinho Neto to Putin". Mozambique. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
4. "ANGOLA'S PRESIDENT AWARDS ORDER OF AGOSTINHO NETO TO PUTIN – Embassy of the Republic of Angola in Japan". Retrieved 2023-12-17.
5. grxnet.com. "Jornal de Angola - Notícias -". Jornal de Angola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-12-17.
6. "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.
7. grxnet.com. "Jornal de Angola - Notícias - Rei de Espanha condecorado com Ordem Agostinho Neto". Jornal de Angola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-12-17.
8. "Imagens". governo.gov.ao. Retrieved 2023-12-17.