Agostinho Neto person
also: Neto, Netto
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Claims (2)
Agostinho Neto headed
MPLA book_quoted
“that he believed that labor had a bigger seat at the table than what the colonial powers were willing to embrace at the time. You know, that's their label of communism, is giving people decent wages. Netto, the undisputed leader of the MPLA…”
▶ Operation Gladio - Angola, Portugal and arms dealers @ 25:52
Agostinho Neto headed
MPLA book_quoted
“say they favor some form of a European-style socialism. And basically what they mean by that is just workers' rights, because these people have been enslaved. They just want to have some rights. So labeling that as communism is such bullshi…”
▶ Operation Gladio - Angola, Portugal and arms dealers @ 43:08
Mentions (8)
▶ 24:22
N-E-T-O. And his first name is like Agostinho Neto. N-E-T-O. And he was the guy that was in charge of the MPLA. I came to share Tom Killoran. And Tom Killoran was also the U.S. Embassy Consul in the country. His last name is spelled K-I-…
▶ 25:52
that he believed that labor had a bigger seat at the table than what the colonial powers were willing to embrace at the time. You know, that's their label of communism, is giving people decent wages. Netto, the undisputed leader of the MPLA…
▶ 26:49
of the three movements, meaning that they would be able to govern more fairly. Netto and most of the top cadre were Mbundu, but the MPLA welcomed many different tribes, unlike the FMLN, which consisted of only one tribe, and UNITA, which co…
▶ 43:08
say they favor some form of a European-style socialism. And basically what they mean by that is just workers' rights, because these people have been enslaved. They just want to have some rights. So labeling that as communism is such bullshi…
▶ 20:59
While Portugal was in charge, years before, the Soviets had been supplying weapons to resistant forces against Portugal, but they had stopped that for several years. Now it's back on. Moscow had favored the same MPLA faction as Kenneth Kaun…
▶ 21:30
This is not the MPLA of the Soviet Union. It's gone. The breakaway communist nation, Yugoslavia, with which Washington had fairly good relations, became the sole socialist country to help MPLA during this period. Moving into the post-Portug…
▶ 26:33
The June 13th report of the Davis Group framed a stark choice for President Ford. By then, another outbreak of fighting had occurred, sparked this time by Netto increasing power in PLA. Events that had begun to move against U.S. ally Robert…
▶ 18:43
Ford and Kissinger heard lots of advice to steer clear, yet chose to go straight for disaster. As for America and democracy, the Ford administration acted against it. There is no doubt that Roberto's FNLA and Zebembe's United and Netto's MP…