Birth of Viriato da Cruz
Birth of Viriato da Cruz
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Viriato da Cruz Biography and Timeline
Follow Viriato da Cruz through 5 dated historical records for Angola.
Viriato da Cruz, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1928–1973Years on this page
1928
1956
Peoples Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA)
The Angolan Communist Party (PCA) merges with the Party of the United Struggle for Africans in Angola (PLUA) to form the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola with Viriato da Cruz, the President of the PCA, as Secretary General
Peoples Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA)
The MPLA, led by da Cruz, M rio Andrade, Ilidio Machado, and Lpounds cio Lara, derives support from the Mbundu people and in Luanda. The Angolan Communist Party (PCA) merges with the Party of the United Struggle for Africans in Angola (PLUA) to form the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola with Viriato da Cruz, the President of the PCA, as Secretary General
1960
Peoples Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA)
The MPLA joins with the PAIGC, fraternal party in Guinea-Bissau and Cabo Verde, to direct combat against the Portuguese empire in Africa
1973
Death of Viriato da Cruz
Death of Viriato da Cruz
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.