Front: Luiz Vaz de Camões (1524-1580), Portugal's greatest poet

His mastery of verse has been compared to that of Homer, Virgil, Dante and Shakespeare. He wrote a considerable amount of lyrical poetry and drama but is best remembered for his epic work Os Lusíadas.

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Front: António Agostinho Neto (1922-1979), former president of Angola

António Agostinho Neto received his medical degree in Lisbon. Upon his return to Angola, he actively involved in organizing opposition to colonial rule. He was arrested by authorities, but escaped to Morocco to become an important leader of Angolan resistance from exile. He became the President after Portuguese withdrew from Angola in 1975.

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Front: José Eduardo dos Santos (1942-) and António Agostinho Neto (1922-1979), current and former president of Angola respectively

José Eduardo dos Santos was educated in the Soviet Union as an engineer. He was foreign minister in the first government of independent Angola. He succeeded Neto as president in 1979. In 1991, he abandoned Marxism and negotiated an end to the civil war with the insurgent National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA). The peace ended when dos Santos outpolled UNITA candidate Jonas Savimbi for the presidency, and UNITA forces resumed fighting in 1992. A second peace effort in 1994 also ended in renewed fighting in 1998.

António Agostinho Neto received his medical degree in Lisbon. Upon his return to Angola, he actively involved in organizing opposition to colonial rule. He was arrested by authorities, but escaped to Morocco to become an important leader of Angolan resistance from exile. He became the President after Portuguese withdrew from Angola in 1975.

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Front: José Eduardo dos Santos (1942-) and António Agostinho Neto (1922-1979), current and former president of Angola respectively

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