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This article lists the presidents of Angola since the establishment of the office of president in 1975. The current president is João Lourenço . He assumed the office on 26 September 2017.
José Eduardo Van-Dúnem dos Santos (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛ eˈðwaɾðu ðuʃ ˈsɐ̃tuʃ]; 28 August 1942 – 8 July 2022) was an Angolan politician and military officer who served as the second president of Angola from 1979 to 2017. As president, dos Santos was also the commander-in-chief of the Angolan Armed Forces (FAA) and ...
The president of Angola (Portuguese: Presidente de Angola) is both head of state and head of government in Angola.According to the constitution adopted in 2010, the post of prime minister is abolished; executive authority belongs to the president who has also a degree of legislative power, as he can govern by decree.
João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço GColIH (born 5 March 1954) is an Angolan politician who has served as the third president of Angola since 26 September 2017. [4] Previously, he was the minister of defence from 2014 to 2017. In September 2018, he became the chairman of the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), the ruling party ...
LUANDA, Angola — President Joe Biden made history Monday as he becomes the first American head of state to visit the southern African nation of Angola, where he will showcase U.S.-backed ...
Pages in category "Presidents of Angola" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Isabel Kukanova dos Santos [22] was born in Baku, Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic, [23] the eldest daughter of Angola's longtime President José Eduardo dos Santos (1942–2022) and his first wife, the Russian-born Tatiana Kukanova, whom he met while studying in the then Soviet republic of Azerbaijan.
He served as the first president of Angola from 1975 to 1979, having led the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) in the war for independence (1961–1974). Until his death, he led the MPLA in the civil war (1975–2002). Known also for his literary activities, he is considered Angola's preeminent poet.