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Holden Roberto

Holden Roberto
Roberto in 1973
President of the FNLA
In office
1954 – 2007
Until 1961 as the Union of Peoples of Angola
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byNgola Kabangu
President of the Democratic People's Republic of Angola
(with Jonas Savimbi)
In office
11 November 1975 – 11 February 1976
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition abolished
President of the Revolutionary Government of Angola in Exile
In office
5 April 1962 – 11 November 1975
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byHimself as President of the Democratic People's Republic.
Personal details
Born
Álvaro Holden Necaca Roberto Diasiwa

12 January 1923
São Salvador, Portuguese Angola
(now M'banza-Kongo, Angola)
Died2 August 2007 (aged 84)
ChildrenCarlito Roberto, Julietta Roberto, Catarina Roberto, Gracia Roberto, Emmanuel Roberto, Jean-Pierre Roberto, Holden Roberto Jr., Milton Roberto

Álvaro Holden Necaca Roberto Diasiwa (Angolan Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈal.va.ɾu ˈolden ɾoˈbeʁtu]; January 12, 1923 – August 2, 2007) was an Angolan politician who founded and led the National Liberation Front of Angola (FNLA) from 1962 to 1999.


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