Luanda, ANGOLA, September 16 - Angola's Vice President, Bornito de Sousa, will chair on Monday the central event on September 17, the Nation?s Founder Day and National Hero?s Day, which is to be held in Cuito City, central Bié Province.,

Bornito de Sousa leaves for  Cuito on Sunday, where he will represent the Angolan Head of State, João Lourenço, at the annual commemoration dedicated to the third leader of the MPLA and first president of the Republic of Angola, Dr António Agostinho Neto.

 

During his stay in Bié Province, the Vice President of the Republic will meet with representatives of the provincial government, with emphasis on the provincial governor, Pereira Alfredo, traditional authorities and other members of Bie’s civil society.

 

Bornito de Sousa also has on agenda visits to places of interest, such as Ombala Ekovongo, Joaquim Kapango Airport and an exhibition of the agricultural potential of the municipalities of Bié Province.

 

António Agostinho Neto was born on September 17, 1922, in Kaxicane village, Icolo e Bengo Municipality of Luanda Province , and died on September 10, 1979 in Moscow, in the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics (USSR).

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