29 moments

1. Birth at Caxicane

   1922-09-17 · Caxicane, Ícolo e Bengo, Angola

   Neto was born in Caxicane, in the Ícolo e Bengo area of Portuguese Angola. Coordinates identify the present-day Caxicane locality near Catete; historical administrative descriptions vary.

2. Medical studies at the University of Coimbra

   1947-01-01 · University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

   Neto left Angola for Portugal to begin medical studies at the University of Coimbra.

3. Medical graduation in Lisbon

   1958-10-27 · University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

   After imprisonment during his studies, Neto completed his medical degree at the University of Lisbon and married Maria Eugénia Silva the same day.

4. Return to Luanda as a physician

   1959-12-01 · Luanda, Angola

   Neto returned to Angola with his family and practiced medicine in Luanda while renewing clandestine MPLA contacts. The source gives 22 December 1959; month precision is used because the chronology field does not encode a date range for the ensuing Luanda activity.

5. Arrest at his Luanda clinic

   1960-06-08 · Luanda, Angola

   Portuguese political police arrested Neto in Luanda, an event that prompted protests and later became associated with the Massacre of Ícolo e Bengo. The precise clinic location is not established by the cited evidence; coordinates represent central Luanda.

6. Imprisonment in Lisbon

   1960-08-08 · Lisbon, Portugal

   Following his Luanda arrest, Neto was transferred to a Lisbon prison before deportation to Cape Verde. The cited letter identifies a Lisbon prison but does not name a specific facility; coordinates represent central Lisbon.

7. Forced residence on Santo Antão

   1960-10-19 · Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde

   Neto arrived on Santo Antão with his wife and son after deportation from Portugal and was held in forced residence in Ponta do Sol.

8. Medical placement in Praia

   1961-08-01 · Praia, Santiago, Cape Verde

   While under Portuguese control in Cape Verde, Neto went to Praia for hospital training in the colonial capital.

9. Return to imprisonment in Lisbon

   1961-10-01 · Lisbon, Portugal

   After his arrest in Praia, Neto and his family were sent by ship to Lisbon, where he was imprisoned again. The source supports month-level dating only.

10. Visit to Washington

    1962-01-01 · Washington, District of Columbia, United States

    Neto visited Washington, D.C., seeking Kennedy administration aid for the Angolan struggle against Portuguese rule. No month or venue is supplied by the cited source.

11. Restricted residence in Lisbon

    1962-03-24 · Lisbon, Portugal

    Neto was released from prison but required to live in Lisbon under PIDE surveillance; he was permitted to work as a physician at Hospital de Santa Marta. Coordinates represent central Lisbon because the residence is not identified.

12. Arrival at MPLA exile headquarters

    1962-07-01 · Léopoldville (Kinshasa), Democratic Republic of the Congo

    After escaping Portugal, Neto reached Léopoldville, where the MPLA was then temporarily based abroad.

13. MPLA National Conference

    1962-12-01 · Léopoldville (Kinshasa), Democratic Republic of the Congo

    At the MPLA's first national conference in Léopoldville, Neto was elected president of the movement's directing committee.

14. Rome solidarity conference

    1970-01-01 · Rome, Italy

    Neto attended the International Conference of Solidarity with National Liberation Movements in Portuguese Colonies and was received by Pope Paul VI with Amílcar Cabral and Marcelino dos Santos. The source gives the year but not a more precise conference date.

15. Visit to Oslo

    1973-01-01 · Oslo, Norway

    During a year spent largely in Europe, Neto visited Oslo. No more precise date is supplied by the cited source.

16. Official trip to Yugoslavia

    1973-02-01 · Yugoslavia

    The MPLA delegation continued from Bulgaria to Yugoslavia, where Neto met President Josip Broz Tito. The cited evidence does not identify a city; coordinates are a representative point within the former Yugoslavia.

17. Official visit to Romania

    1973-02-01 · Romania

    Neto headed an MPLA visit to Romania for four days of political discussions with Nicolae Ceaușescu. The cited evidence identifies Romania but not the meeting city; coordinates are a representative national point.

18. Visit to Bulgaria

    1973-02-17 · Bulgaria

    Neto visited Bulgaria with MPLA officials, seeking support from Bulgarian authorities and meeting MPLA students. The source does not specify a city; coordinates are a representative national point.

19. Bulgarian Communist Party plenum

    1973-07-01 · Sofia, Bulgaria

    Neto attended the Bulgarian Communist Party's July Plenum Committee meeting in Sofia with Ruth Neto and Dino Matrosse. The source establishes attendance during 17–19 July; month precision is used because the field does not permit date ranges.

20. Presence in Geneva

    1973-07-02 · Geneva, Switzerland

    Neto was in Geneva during his European political travel in 1973.

21. Bukavu nationalist-leaders meeting

    1974-07-01 · Bukavu, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo)

    Neto met Holden Roberto and Jonas Savimbi in Bukavu and agreed to negotiate with Portugal as one political entity. The cited source gives month-level dating only.

22. Signing the Alvor Agreement

    1975-01-15 · Penina Hotel, Alvor, Portugal

    

    Neto led the MPLA delegation participating in the Alvor Agreement, which established a transitional arrangement for Angola's independence. Coordinates are those published for the agreement's Penina Hotel location.

23. Return to Luanda

    1975-02-04 · Luanda, Angola

    

    After years abroad, Neto returned to Luanda during the transition toward Angolan independence.

24. Proclamation of Angolan independence

    1975-11-11 · Luanda, Angola

    Neto proclaimed the independence of the People's Republic of Angola in Luanda and became its first president. The source identifies Neto's proclamation but not its exact venue within Luanda.

25. Official visit to Moscow

    1976-10-07 · Moscow, Soviet Union

    Neto arrived in Moscow on an official Soviet visit and spoke at a Kremlin dinner in his honor; the visit included Soviet-Angolan talks and agreements.

26. Yugoslav-Angolan talks at Brijuni

    1977-01-01 · White Villa, Brijuni Islands, Yugoslavia (now Croatia)

    

    Neto took part in Yugoslav-Angolan talks with Josip Broz Tito at the White Villa on the Brijuni Islands. The evidence is a dated image caption and supplies year precision only.

27. Honorary doctorate at the University of Lagos

    1978-01-01 · University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria

    

    Neto received an honorary doctorate from the University of Lagos during a visit to Nigeria. The source identifies the university and month but not the specific ceremony site on campus.

28. Official visit to Kinshasa

    1978-08-20 · Kinshasa, Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo)

    As Angolan president, Neto arrived in Kinshasa for a two-day official visit that marked reconciliation with Zaire.

29. Death in Moscow

    1979-09-10 · Moscow, Soviet Union

    Neto died in Moscow after traveling to the Soviet Union for surgery and medical treatment.