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At the end of 1974, the party became known for having LĂșcio participate in diplomatic negotiations on Angola's independence, taking part in the historic first delegation of the MPLA that was officially received in Luanda. He served in these positions until Angola's independence in 1975. On Angola's
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to reestablish the party headquarters. Their third child and last biological child, Bruno Lara, was born there. Ruth went on to work as a math professor at Liceu Mafua-Virgile de
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Germany and had taken refuge in Lisbon, due to Lotte being Jewish and Hermann being a Communist militant. Her parents continued to be active in leftist activism while in Portugal, which influenced their children's political beliefs.
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Beginning in 1953, Ruth began dating LĂșcio, marrying him in July 1955. Their first child, Paulo, was born in Lisbon in 1956. During this period, she began her studies in mathematics. The couple became godparents during the marriage of
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Jean-Michel Mabeko-Tali Lara. They would also later adopt three
Angolan children: José Katuya Lara (who was given the nickname Vantagem Lara), Catarina Lara (Valia Lara), and Paulo Samba Lara.
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