After the independence of Angola from Portugal in 1975, the institution was refounded as the "Universidade de Angola" (University of Angola), and in 1985 it received its current title to honor the first president of Angola, Agostinho Neto.
After the independence of Angola from Portugal in 1975, the institution was refounded as the "Universidade de Angola" (University of Angola) in 1979 as a successor of the higher education institutions created during the Portuguese colonial administration. It became known by its current title which it received in 1985 to honor the first president of Angola, Agostinho Neto.