Luanda — The first chief of the General Staff of the now defunct FAPLA, general João Luís Neto “Xietu”, died Wednesday in Luanda of an illness, aged 81.
A retired general, João Luís Neto “Xietu” was born in the province of Ícolo e Bengo on February 8, 1944.
In March 1971, he was appointed commander of the northern sub-region of the then Popular Armed Forces for the Liberation of Angola (FAPLA).
He took on the role of Chief of the Corporation in 1974.
A sports lover, Xietu was a “gold vip”…
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