João Manuel Bernardo | |
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Ambassador of Angola to Vietnam | |
Assumed office 2011 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Governor of Malanje | |
In office 1992–1992 | |
Preceded by | João Filipe Martins |
Succeeded by | Flávio João Fernandes |
Minister of Education of Angola | |
In office 1992–1996 | |
Preceded by | António Burity da Silva |
Succeeded by | António Burity da Silva |
Ambassador of Angola to Cuba | |
In office 1996–2002 | |
Preceded by | António Burity da Silva |
Succeeded by | Condesse de Carvalho Toka |
Ambassador of Angola to China | |
In office 2002–2011 | |
Preceded by | Manuel Bernardo de Sousa |
Succeeded by | João Garcia Bires |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Angolan |
Political party | MPLA |
João Manuel Bernardo is the ambassador of Angola to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. He visited the PRC in November 2007. [1] See also: Angola-China relations
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