Luanda – The Politburo of MPLA’s Central Committee called on Sunday for the need to preserve cultural plurality and Angolan historical heritage, as sources that strengthen the identity and collective memory of the people and increase national awareness and citizenship.
In a note, on the occasion of the National Culture Day marked on January 8, MPLA appeals to the compatriots from Cabinda (north) to Cunene (south) to transform the date in a landmark of reflection around the articulation of the mechanisms of promotion of all the cultural manifestations, as solid pillars for the praise of the identity of the Angolans.
It reiterates that, in the scope of the 2022-2027 Governance Programme, “MPLA’s vision is that the cultural and creative sector be a factor for the promotion of economic growth, structured and sustainable, capable of stimulating a wide artistic diversity (…)”.
MPLA’s Politburo congratulates, singularly, doers of national arts that through their creations and cultural expressions help to write the history of Angola and of the Angolans.
On behalf of the militants, sympathizers and friends of the party, the Political Bureau of the ruling party salutes effusively the celebration of the date, “in the spirit of national unity and with reflection on the ideals and aspirations of the late president António Agostinho Neto, for whom “Culture corresponds, in each stage, a form of expression and material representation”.
The National Culture Day was established in 1979, on the occasion of the inauguration of the managing bodies of the Angolan Writers Union (UEA).
Source: Angola Press News Agency