António Dias Cardoso (1933, Luanda – 24 June 2006, Portugal) served as the President of the Democratic Movement of Angola until he joined the MPLA in 1975.

António Dias Cardoso
Born1933 (1933)
Died24 June 2006 (aged 72–73)
Political partyMPLA (after 1975)
Democratic Movement of Angola (before 1975)

Cardoso was born in Luanda. He was arrested in 1961 by the Portuguese Secret Police and exiled to Cape Verde. He died of prostate cancer in Portugal.[citation needed] He worked as the editor of Progresso newspaper of the MPLA after independence. He is the author of many books and poetry, including Poemas de Circunstancia (1961), Panfleto (1979), Poemas da Cadeia (1979), and Economia Politica (1979).

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