Fernando José de França Dias Van-Dúnem was an Angolan politician who was the First Vice-President of the African Union's Pan-African Parliament. He was a member of the ruling Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) and served as Prime Minister of Angola twice during the 1990s.
The American Canoe Association (ACA) is the oldest and largest paddle sports organization in the United States, promoting canoeing, kayaking, and rafting. The ACA sponsors more than seven hundred events each year, along with safety education, instructor certification, waterway conservation and public information campaigns. There are more than four thousand ACA certified canoe and kayak instructors. More than two hundred local paddling clubs and fifty thousand individuals are members. The Association publishes the bi-monthly Paddler Magazine.
Osvaldo de Jesus Serra Van-Dúnem was an Angolan politician and diplomat. His surname is of Flemish origin, from the well known Angolan Family, "the Van-Dúnem family". He was appointed Interior Minister on 16 December 2002 by Prime Minister Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos.
Maria de Lourdes Pereira dos Santos Van-Dúnem was an Angolan singer. Usually called Lourdes Van-Dúnem, she was born in Luanda, and rose to stardom in the 1960s with the group Ngola Ritmos. She recorded her first album, Monami, with this group. She toured several times in Portugal, Algeria, and Brazil, in addition to performances in Angola. After her first album, most of her career was spent with the group Jovens do Prenda.
Pedro de Castro van Dúnem, also known as Comandante Loy, was an Angolan politician. He served in various leading functions within the MPLA during the Angolan liberation struggle against Portuguese colonial rule and within the country's government after achieving independence.
Afonso Van-Dúnem aka M'Binda was an Angolan politician. Van-Dúnem worked as the MPLA-Workers' Party representative in Zambia and Tanzania from 1970 to 1972, as well as being elected to the Central Committee of the MPLA from 1976 onwards. He was also Minister of External Relations from 1985 to 1989 and Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 1991 to 2000.
The Pavilhão Acácias Rubras is an Angolan indoor sporting arena located in Benguela. The arena, built on the occasion of the 2007 Afrobasket along with the Pavilhão Nossa Senhora do Monte in Lubango, Pavilhão Serra Van-Dúnem in Huambo and the Pavilhão do Tafe in Cabinda, has a 2,100-seat capacity.
The Pavilhão Nossa Senhora do Monte or N. Sra do Monte is an Angolan indoor sporting arena located in Lubango, Huíla. The arena, built on the occasion of the 2007 Afrobasket, along with the Pavilhão Acácias Rubras in Benguela, Pavilhão Serra Van-Dúnem in Huambo and the Pavilhão do Tafe in Cabinda, has a 2,000-seat capacity.
Pavilhão do Tafe is an indoor sporting arena located in Cabinda, Angola. The arena, built on the occasion of the 2007 Afrobasket, alongside the Pavilhão Acácias Rubras in Benguela, Pavilhão N.Sra do Monte in Huíla and the Pavilhão Serra Van-Dúnem in Huambo, has a 2,000-seat capacity.
The People's Republic of Angola was the self-declared socialist state which governed Angola from its independence in 1975 until 25 August 1992, during the Angolan Civil War. It was led by the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola, which won the civil war and has since governed the country as a social democratic republic.
Relations between Angola and Japan were established in September 1976, shortly after Angola received formal sovereignty. As of 2007, economic relations played "a fundamental role in the bilateral relations between the two governments." Japan has an embassy in Luanda. Angola has an embassy in Tokyo.
Neide Núria de Sousa Van-Dúnem Vieira, also known as Neide, is a popular Angolan contemporary singer, songwriter, and film/television actress. Born and raised in Luanda, Angola, Neide started her acting career in local theater in 2003, at the age of 17, being cast in the television soap "Sede de Viver" a year later. Her singing career officially began in 2007 with the release of the hit single "Olá Baby" in the compilation album Eu e Elas , a song for which the video reached the number two spot on the MTV Africa Video Chart.
Francisca Eugénia da Silva Dias Van Dunem is an Angolan-born Portuguese lawyer and politician who served as the Portuguese Minister of Justice from 26 November 2015 to 30 March 2022, in António Costa's XXI and XXII Constitutional Governments, and Minister of Internal Administration from 4 December 2021 to 30 March 2022. Van Dunem was Portugal's first black government minister in history.
Titica is an Angolan kuduro musician and dancer. She was named "the new face" of kuduro by the BBC.
Van Dunem or Van-Dúnem is a surname of Dutch origin which is most commonly used by people of Angolan descent. Notable people with the surname include:
Kika van Es is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defender for the Netherlands national team.
Sita Maria Dias Valles was an Angolan revolutionary, doctor and member of the Portuguese Communist Party, in charge of the Communist Students' League. She is best known for her participation in the 1977 Angolan coup attempt in May 1977, and was later executed presumably in August 1977.
Neide or variant, may refer to:
Luzia Pereira de Sousa Inglês Van-Dúnem is an Angolan politician, feminist and expert in military telecommunications. She is a member of the Angolan National Assembly, as a member of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA).
José Jacinto da Silva Vieira Dias Van-Dúnem, also known as Zé Van-Dúnem Filósofo was an Angolan militant, politician, and anticolonial activist.