Huambo – The governor of the central province of Huambo, Lotti Nolika, appealed Saturday to citizens to raise their sense of citizenship and patriotism in favor of the development of the Nation.
In a message of exhortation sent to ANGOP, in reference to the Day of the Beginning of the Armed Struggle for National Liberation (Feb 4), which is to be celebrated on Sunday, under the motto “February 4, 2024: Preserving the values of the Homeland, let us honor our heroes”, she said it is important that all citizens, regardless of the municipality where they are located, raise their civic sense and patriotism.
She recalled that February 4th was not just a historical milestone, but a tribute to the awakening of Angolan nationalism that culminated in the proclamation of Angola's Independence, on the 11th of November 1975.
According to the governor, this achievement, alongside other achievements, such as peace, national reconciliation, the integrity of the country's soil and democracy, must and deserves to be preserved by every Angolan persosn.
For this reason, she urged the population to participate enthusiastically in all social, political, cultural, sporting, recreational and other public activities, designed to extol the values of the Homeland and the selfless example of the heroes of the February 4th (1961) events.
She highlighted that the date is a reminder of the story of the dawn of February 4th, 1961, when the heroism and bravery of great warriors challenged Portuguese colonial oppression in Luanda, to free their fellow citizens who were imprisoned and in inhumane conditions, for contesting the mistreatment and terrible conditions to which they were subjected.
February 4th, 1961, is considered an important milestone in the African struggle against colonialism, in a tradition of resistance against occupation that came from the people of Kassanje, Ndongo and the Central Plateau.
The events of February 1961 have, thus, become a sublime expression of nationalism, demonstrated by Angolans.
ALH/TED/jmc
