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{{Infobox anthem
|title         = Angola Avante!
|english_title = Forward Angola!
|image         = Coat of arms of Angola.svg
|image_size    =
|prefix        = National
|country       = {{AGO}}
|author        = Manuel Rui Alves Monteiro
(contracted; show full)lberto Vieira Dias Mingas|url=http://www.naxos.com/person/Rui_Alberto_Vieira_Dias_Mingas/18640.htm|date=|accessdate=August 16, 2014|work=Naxos.com|publisher=Naxos Records}}</ref>  The lyrics to the song were penned by Manuel Rui Alves Monteiro<ref name=CIA/> (1941–), an author who studied in [[Huambo]] and is affiliated with both the country's Writer Union and Union of Artists and Composers.<ref name=dictionary>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.ca/books?id=4A5NM4IeBXgC&pg=PA170
&dq=angola+avante&hl=en&sa=X&ei=za2-UfiuHseuiQfjqoDADQ&ved=0CDgQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=angola%20avante&f=false|title=Historical Dictionary of Angola|publisher=Scarecrow Press|date=May 5, 2011|last=James|first=W. Martin|page=170|accessdate=August 16, 2014}}</ref>  He is one of the best-selling writers in the capital city [[Luanda]] – according to an "informal survey" conducted in July 2003<ref name=dictionary/> – and writes about "everyday life" in the country using [[satire]] and [[irony]].<ref name=dictionary/>  The song was officially designated as the country's national anthem in 1975, when the country gained independence on November 11 of that year.<ref name=CIA/>  It is enshrined under Article 164 of the [[constitution of Angola]].<ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.ca/books?id=8VZo8Lx93sUC&pg=PA182&dq=angola+avante&hl=en&sa=X&ei=za2-UfiuHseuiQfjqoDADQ&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=angola%20avante&f=false|title=Angola Country: Strategic Information and Developments|publisher=International Business Publications|date=March 20, 2009|page=182|accessdate=August 16, 2014}}</ref>

===Proposed changes===
The anthem's lyrics refer to several key events in the history of the MPLA.  However, this has been rendered "obsolete" since the end of the [[single-party state]] in 1992.<ref name=guide>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=qM5XAAAAYAAJ&q=angola+avante&dq=angola+avante&hl=en&sa=X&ei=D1mfU_LVLOvb7AaWsYCIDA&redir_esc=y|title=The Complete Guide to National Symbols and Emblems: Volume 2|first=James|last=Minahan|publisher=Greenwood Press|date=December 1, 2009|page=776|accessdate=August 16, 2014}}</ref>  As a result, there have been efforts to modify the national anthem, along with other national symbols.<ref name=guide/><ref>{{cite news|title=Lessons learned in Angola|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=WT&p_theme=wt&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB0F163DF9AE83A&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|date=July 9, 1995|page=B4|first=Jonas|last=Savimbi|accessdate=August 16, 2014|newspaper=The Washington Times}}</ref>  However, none of these have come to fruition, and the anthem remains unchanged as of 2014.<ref name=CIA/>

==Context of lyrics==
The lyrics of "Angola Avante" allude to how the country and its people will progress forward in the future.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Power|first=Marcus|year=2012|title=Angola 2025: The Future of the “'World's Richest Poor Country”' as Seen through a Chinese Rear-View Mirror|journal=Antipode|volume=44|issue=3|page=995|publisher=Wiley Online Library|accessdate=August 16, 2014|url=http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-8330.2011.00896.x/full}} {{registration required}}</ref>  It has been classified by ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'''s [[Ivan Hewett]] as one of several contemporary national anthems that convey "a more martial tone" inspired by "[[La Marseillaise]]".<ref>{{cite news|title=National anthems – must we hear more of them?|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/classicalmusic/8663865/National-anthems-must-we-hear-more-of-them.html|date=July 26, 2011|first=Ivan|last=Hewett|accessdate=August 16, 2014|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref>

==In popular culture==
The name of the national anthem is used as a nickname for an inter-community football competition held to boost sports activities both in Angola and among people from the [[Portuguese-speaking African countries]] (PALOP) living in [[Portugal]].<ref name="2011 tournament">{{cite news|title=Angola and Cape Verde in "'Angola Avante"' cup finals|url=http://www.portalangop.co.ao/angola/en_us/noticias/desporto/2011/10/44/Angola-and-Cape-Verde-Angola-Avante-cup-finals,32a4f58c-fb21-410f-9e45-d0667e9f2675.html|date=November 2, 2011|accessdate=August 16, 2014|publisher=Angola News Agency (ANGOP)|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140816105449/http://www.portalangop.co.ao/angola/en_us/noticias/desporto/2011/10/44/Angola-and-Cape-Verde-Angola-Avante-cup-finals,32a4f58c-fb21-410f-9e45-d0667e9f2675.html|archivedate=August 16, 2014}}</re(contracted; show full)* [http://nationalanthems.me/angola-angola-avante/ Angola: ''Angola Avante'' - Audio of the national anthem of Angola, with information and lyrics]

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