People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola

political party in Angola
Organization political_party Q28551
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People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola

Summary

People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola is a political party[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of political_party entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (528 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola was a member of Socialist International[3].
  • People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola was a member of Progressive Alliance[4].
  • People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola is in the country of Angola[5].
  • People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola's instance of is recorded as political party[6].
  • People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola's founder is recorded as Agostinho Neto[7].
  • People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola's founder is recorded as Mário Pinto de Andrade[8].
  • People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola's founder is recorded as Viriato Clemente da Cruz[9].
  • People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola's headquarters location is recorded as Luanda[10].
  • People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola's sRGB color hex triplet is recorded as F0001C[11].
  • People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola's chairperson is recorded as José Eduardo dos Santos[12].
  • People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola's chairperson is recorded as João Lourenço[13].
  • People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola's chairperson is recorded as Mário Pinto de Andrade[14].
  • People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola's chairperson is recorded as Viriato Clemente da Cruz[15].
  • People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola's chairperson is recorded as Agostinho Neto[16].
  • December 10, 1956 marks the founding of People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola[17].
  • People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola's official website is recorded as https://mpla.ao/[18].
  • People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola's topic's main category is recorded as Category:MPLA[19].
  • People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola's political ideology is recorded as social democracy[20].
  • People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola's political ideology is recorded as democratic socialism[21].
  • People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola's political ideology is recorded as communism[22].
  • People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola's political alignment is recorded as centre-left[23].
  • People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola's political alignment is recorded as left-wing[24].
  • People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola — Partido do Trabalho'}[25].
  • People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'MPLA'}[26].
  • People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola's general secretary is recorded as Paulo Kassoma[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Agostinho Neto[7], Mário Pinto de Andrade[8], and Viriato Clemente da Cruz[9]. December 10, 1956 marks the founding of People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola[17].

Identity

People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'MPLA'}[26].

Leadership

Chairpersons include José Eduardo dos Santos[12], a politician[28], 1942–2022[29], of Angola[30], awarded the Order of Honour[31]; João Lourenço[13], a politician[32], b. 1954[33], of Angola[34], awarded the Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry[35]; Mário Pinto de Andrade[14], a politician[36], 1928–1990[37], of Angola[38], specialised in classical philology[39]; Viriato Clemente da Cruz[15], a poet[40], 1928–1973[41], of Angola[42]; and Agostinho Neto[16], a politician[43], 1922–1979[44], of Angola[45], awarded the Lenin Peace Prize[46].

Operations

People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola's headquarters location is recorded as Luanda[10].

Why It Matters

People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola ranks in the top 2% of political_party entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (528 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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