He urgently convened the 2nd MPLA Congress on September 11, 1979, working hard for the election of José Eduardo dos Santos, which occurred on September 20 of that same year.
Er berief den 2. MPLA-Kongress am 11. September 1979 ein und warb für die Wahl von José Eduardo dos Santos, die am 20. September desselben Jahres stattfand.