2024 in Angola

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Events in the year 2024 in Angola .

Incumbents

• President: João Lourenço
• Vice President: Esperança da Costa ^[1]

Events

• 5 June – A magnitude 5.1 earthquake strikes Benguela Province, injuring 33 people. ^[2]
• 30 July – President João Lourenço announces that the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda have agreed to a ceasefire following Angola-mediated talks. ^[3] However, the ceasefire collapses before it formally begins on 4 August amid advances by M23 rebels. ^[4]
• 2–4 December – US President Joe Biden conducts his only presidential visit to Angola and sub-Saharan Africa. ^[5]
• 27 December – President João Lourenço issues pardons for 50 prisoners including José Filomeno dos Santos, a son of former president José Eduardo dos Santos who was convicted of fraud. ^[6]

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in Angola

Source: ^[7]

• 1 January – New Year's Day
• 4 February – Day of the Armed Struggle
• 12–13 February – Carnival
• 8 March - International Women's Day
• 23 March - Southern Africa Liberation Day
• 29 March – Good Friday
• 4–5 April – Angolan Peace Day
• 1 May – Labour Day
• 16–17 September – National Heroes Day Holiday
• 2 November – All Souls' Day
• 11 November – Independence Day
• 25 December – Christmas Day

Deaths

• 4 January - Ruy Mingas, 84, Angolan composer (national anthem), musician, diplomat and politician, deputy (2017–2021). ^[8]
• 12 June - Fernando José de França Dias Van-Dúnem, 89, politician, president of the National Assembly (1992–1996) and prime minister (1991–1992, 1996–1999). ^[9]

References

1. "INVESTIDURA DO PRESIDENTE DA REPÚBLICA" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-02-13.
2. Com, Grxnet (6 June 2024). "Região Centro-Sul do país regista sismo de 5.4 na escala de Richter". jornaldeangola.ao (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 June 2024.
3. "Ceasefire reached in eastern DRC". TRT Afrika. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
4. "Congo ceasefire collapses before it begins". Nation. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
5. "Biden kicks off two-day Angola visit". France 24. 3 December 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
6. "Angola's president grants pardons to dozens of prisoners, including predecessor's son". Africanews. 27 December 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
7. "Angola Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
8. "Faleceu Rui Mingas". Jornal de Angola (in Portuguese). Edições Novembro. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
9. "Morreu o antigo Primeiro-Ministro e deputado França Van-Dúnem". Jornal de Angola (in Portuguese). Edições Novembro. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.

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