Order of Agostinho Neto

The Order of Agostinho Neto (Portuguese: Ordem de Agostinho Neto), also known as the Dr António Agostinho Neto Order is a state award of Angola, established on 12 May 1990.^[1] From its establishment, the order was the highest state award, but in 2004 it took second position with the establishment of Order of the National Hero.

Order of Agostinho Neto Ordem de Agostinho Neto
Awarded by the President of Angola
Type	Civil order
Established	1990
Country	Angola
Ribbon
Status	Active
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of the National Hero
Next (lower)	Order of Independence

List of recipients

Among those awarded are:

• Nelson Mandela (1990)^[2]
• José Eduardo dos Santos (1991)
• Kenneth Kaunda (1992)
• Omar Bongo (1992)
• Fidel Castro (1992)^[3]
• Manuel Pinto da Costa (1992)
• Joaquim Chissano (1992)
• Quett Masire (1992)
• Robert Mugabe (1992)
• Marien Ngouabi (1992; posthumously)^[4]
• Denis Sassou-Nguesso (1992)
• João Bernardo Vieira (1992)^[5]
• Raúl Castro (2019)^[6]
• Miguel Díaz-Canel (2019)^[6]
• Vladimir Putin (2019)^[7][8]
• Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa (2019)^[9]
• Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (2023)^[10]
• Sergio Mattarella (2023)^[11]
• Laura Mattarella (2023)^[11]
• King Felipe VI (2023)^[12][13]
• Queen Letizia (2023)^[12][13]
• Aristides Pereira
• Sam Nujoma^[14]