Pedro Hendrick Vaal Neto (born 1944) is an Angolan former diplomat. A member of the National Liberation Front of Angola until the 1990s. Until September 12, 2011, Neto was the Angolan ambassador to Egypt.

Hendrick Vaal Neto
Minister of Social Communication of Angola
In office
1993–2005
Preceded byRui Óscar de Carvalho
Succeeded byManuel Antonio Rabelais [pt]
 Angolan
Ambassador
to  Egypt[1]
In office
January 27, 2006 – September 12, 2011
Preceded byKamu de Almeida
Succeeded byAntónio da Costa Fernandes
Personal details
Born (1944-11-22) November 22, 1944 (age 79)
Kwanza Sul

Studying in Caconda, Ambriz, Huambo, Benguela and Luanda, he participated in various political seminars in Switzerland, Zambia and the United States before dedicating his life to the liberation of Angola in 1959, living in the woods to escape persecution. Over thirteen years, he travelled to more than eighty countries around the world. In 1963 he was persecuted by the PIDE and joined the National Liberation Front of Angola in the north of Angola and moved to the Democratic Republic of Congo,[2] where he attended the Institut National D'Etudes Politiques. Until July 21, 1981, he lived in Lisbon. He was made Minister of Social Communication[2] on June 1, 1999 with a presidential decree. From September 12, 2011, his ambassadorship to Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Yemen, Oman and Lebanon ended and he was appointed a representative to Zimbabwe.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "Ambassador".
  2. ^ a b Fragoso, Garrido (25 April 2023). "Hendrick Vaal Neto destaca acção militar dos movimentos de libertação". Jornal de Angola (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 11 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Ambassador Hendrick Vaal Neto bids farewell to Egyptian authorities". www.portalangop.co.ao. 12 September 2011. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ James, W. Martin (2011-05-05). Historical Dictionary of Angola. Scarecrow Press. p. 189. ISBN 978-0-8108-7458-9.