Nito Alves

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Nito Alves (1945[1] – 1977) served as the Interior Minister of Angola from independence, November 11, 1975, until President Agostinho Neto abolished the position in October 1976. A hard-line member of the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola, Alves is best known for his failed coup d'état against Neto.[2]

Alves opposed Neto's foreign policy of non-alignment, evolutionary socialism, and multiracialism. Alves favored stronger relations with the Soviet Union, which he wanted to grant military bases in Angola. He represented the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola at the 25th Soviet Communist Party Congress in February 1977. On May 21 the MPLA expelled him from the party. He and his supporters broke into a prison, freeing other supporters, and took control of the radio station in Luanda in attempted coup. Forces loyal to Neto took back the radio and arrested those involved in the coup attempt. While Cuban soldiers actively helped Neto put down the coup Alves and an unidentified Mozambican source say the Soviet Union supported the coup. British mercenaires in prison in Lunada refused to become involved. Alves's power base was centred on Malange, the failed coup was followed by a purge which killed thousends as the MPLA held a witch hunt against 'factionalism,' many innocents were murdered. .[2][3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Fauvet, Paul. "Angola: The Rise and Fall of Nito Alves". Review of African Political Economy, No. 9, Southern Africa. (May - Aug., 1977), pp. 88-104.
  2. ^ a b Georges A. Fauriol and Eva Loser. Cuba: The International Dimension, 1990. Page 164.
  3. ^ Domínguez, Jorge I. To Make a World Safe for Revolution: Cuba's Foreign Policy, 1989. Page 158.
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27 of May 1977, president Agostinho Neto was fearing of over thrown from members of MPLA such as Nito alves due to secret meeting leaded by Nito, Nito had the chance to execute Neto but he didn't he wanted to put in prison mean while president Neto scared in the island of luanda bought the Cubans in Angola to help him destroy Nito Alves and his supporter, Neto and Lucio Lara launched a national arrest for Nito Alves on 27 may 1977 so called "blood 27" the search begun early in the morning of 27 may 1977 in the province of Luanda exactly in Sambizanga neighborhood blood were shed and mothers cried out for they sons it was one of bloodiest massacre ever a cured in Angola since the independence estimated 600,000 people were executed in Sabizanga and aproximately 2 million people were executed in Angola from Cabinda to Cunene, Nito Alves and his Suporters a few of them seeked refugee on the next province Bengo among them Nito Alves was attempting to reconnect with his supporters Luis dos Passos due to circumstances day after day people were scared they went and snitch on Nito Alves that led to his arrest in july by the Cubans no one ever heard of him since then Lucio Lara, kudi pahama and Agostinho Neto are the responsible for the death of Nito Alves Well know by the Angolan people as A Freedom fighter, Neto died in 1979 and eduardo dos santos come to power rumours claimed that Mpla superiors such as Lucio Lara and Kudi pahama the actual minister of defence assassinated Nito alves on that night by the means prsidente dos santos requested the list of all the people killed on blood 27 massacre Nito name was in the list, an Ex-mafia mafia comfirmed that Nito Alves was killed in 1982 by the minister of security of the state kudi pahama(minister of defence) right after a short conversation kudi pahama fired two shots against Nito chest that was the death of true Freedom fighter. Sincerely yours, Voice of the people