Mbanza Kongo – The city of Mbanza Kongo, capital of Zaire Province, is to hosts this Saturday the central celebration ceremony of the beginning of the Armed Struggle for National Liberation, which is marked on 4th February.
Under the motto “Preserving the values of the Homeland, let us honour our Heroes”, the 62nd anniversary of the beginning of the Armed Struggle for National Liberation is being commemorated, in a year in which the continuity of a process of historic changes arising from the general elections on 24 August 2022 is being strengthened.
The 4th of February celebrations will take place all over the country, as well as in the Diplomatic and Consular Missions of Angola until 20 February of the current year.
The provincial governor of Zaire, Adriano Mendes de Carvalho, said that conditions are being put in place to host the 4th February celebration and calls for a massive participation of the population.
“We must pay tribute to our 4th February heroes, who in 1961 unleashed a heroic action that culminated with National Independence on 11 November 1975”, he recalled.
The celebrations of the central act programme on 4 February includes political, sports and recreational activities.
Source: Angola Press News Agency