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{{Infobox anthem
|title         = Angola Avante!
|english_title = Onwards Angola!
|image         = Coat of arms of Angola.svg
|image_size    =
|prefix        = National
|country       = {{AGO}}
|author        = Manuel Rui Alves Monteiro
|lyrics_date   =
|composer      = Rui Mingas|Rui Alberto Vieira Dias Mingas
|music_date    =
|adopted       = 1975
|sound         = 
|sound_title   = 
}}

"'''Angola Avante!'''" (English: "Onwards Angola") is the [[national anthem]] of the [[Angola|Republic of Angola]].  Rui Alberto Vieira Dias Mingas composed the music, while the lyrics were authored by [[Manuel Rui Alves Monteiro]].  It was adopted as the national anthem in November 1975, when the country gained its independence from [[Portugal]].  The lyrics make reference to several key events of the [[MPLA|People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola]] (MPLA), which has been in power since independence and was the [[Single-party state|only party]] in Angola until 1992.

==History==
"Angola Avante" was composed by Rui Alberto Vieira Dias Mingas (1939–).<ref name=CIA>{{cite web|title=Angola|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ao.html|date=|accessdate=August 16, 2014|work=The World Factbook|publisher=CIA}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= Rui Alberto 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|title=Historical Dictionary of Angola|publisher=Scarecrow Press|date=May 5, 2011|last=James|first=W. Martin|page=170}}</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|title=Angola Country: Strategic Information and Developments|publisher=International Business Publications|date=March 20, 2009|page=182}}</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|title=The Complete Guide to National Symbols and Emblems: Volume 2|first=James|last=Minahan|publisher=Greenwood Press|date=December 1, 2009|page=776}}</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/>

==Lyrics==

===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|doi=10.1111/j.1467-8330.2011.00896.x}} {{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>

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!|Portuguese || English translation
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<div style="color:black">

Ó Pátria, nunca mais esqueceremos <br />
Os heróis do 4 de Fevereiro <br /> 
Ó Pátria nós saudamos os teus filhos <br /> 
Tombados pela nossa Independência.<br />
Honrámos o passado e a nossa História,<br />
Construindo no trabalho um homem novo,<br />
Honrámos o passado e a nossa História,<br />
Construindo no trabalho um homem novo.

Angola, avante!<br />
Revolução, pelo Poder Popular!<br />
Pátria Unida, Liberdade,<br />
Um só Povo, uma só Nação!<br />
Angola, avante!<br />
Revolução, pelo Poder Popular!<br />
Pátria Unida, Liberdade,<br />
Um só Povo, uma só Nação!

Levantemos nossas vozes libertadas<br />
Para glória dos povos africanos.<br />
Marchemos, combatentes angolanos,<br />
Solidários com os povos oprimidos.<br />
Orgulhosos lutaremos pela Paz<br />
Com as forças progressistas do mundo<br />
Orgulhosos lutaremos pela Paz<br />
Com as forças progressistas do mundo.

Angola, avante!<br />
Revolução, pelo Poder Popular!<br />
Pátria Unida, Liberdade,<br />
Um só Povo, uma só Nação!<br />
Angola, avante!<br />
Revolução, pelo Poder Popular!<br />
Pátria Unida, Liberdade,<br />
Um só Povo, uma só Nação!
|
<div style="color:black">
O Fatherland, we shall never forget<br />
The heroes of the [[Portuguese Colonial War#Insurgent attacks|Fourth of February]].<br />
O Fatherland, we salute your sons<br />
Who died for our Independence.<br />
We honor the past and our history<br />
As by our work we build the [[New Soviet man|New Man]].<br />
We honor the past and our history<br />
As by our work we build the New Man.

Forward, Angola!<br />
Revolution through the power of the People!<br />
A United Country, Freedom,<br />
One People, one Nation!<br />
Forward, Angola!<br />
Revolution through the power of the People!<br />
A United Country, Freedom,<br />
One People, one Nation!

Let us raise our liberated voices<br />
To the glory of the peoples of Africa.<br />
We shall march, Angolan fighters,<br />
In solidarity with oppressed peoples.<br />
We shall fight proudly for Peace<br />
Along with the progressive forces of the world.<br />
We shall fight proudly for Peace<br />
Along with the progressive forces of the world.

Forward, Angola!<br />
Revolution through the power of the People!<br />
A United Country, Freedom,<br />
One People, one Nation!<br />
Forward, Angola!<br />
Revolution through the power of the People!<br />
A United Country, Freedom,<br />
One People, one Nation!

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==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}}</ref>  Hosted in Portugal in 2011 and 2013, the latter tournament featured teams from [[Brazil]], [[Mozambique]], [[Cape Verde]], [[Guinea-Bissau]], and [[São Tomé and Príncipe]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Country through to final of 'Angola Avante' football tournament|url=http://www.portalangop.co.ao/angola/en_us/noticias/desporto/2013/10/45/Country-through-final-Angola-Avante-football-tournament,b77df3bc-80d6-49d8-9b1c-ea537a63c42c.html|date=November 5, 2013|accessdate=August 16, 2014|publisher=Angola News Agency (ANGOP)|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140816012629/http://www.portalangop.co.ao/angola/en_us/noticias/desporto/2013/10/45/Country-through-final-Angola-Avante-football-tournament,b77df3bc-80d6-49d8-9b1c-ea537a63c42c.html|archivedate=August 16, 2014}}</ref>  The 2011 sporting event coincided with and honoured the 36th anniversary of the independence of Angola.<ref name="2011 tournament"/>

==References==
{{Reflist|colwidth=30em}}

==External links==
* [http://nationalanthems.me/angola-angola-avante/ Angola: ''Angola Avante'' - Audio of the national anthem of Angola, with information and lyrics]

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