List of presidents of Angola

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This article lists the presidents of Angola since the establishment of the office of president in 1975.

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The current president is João Lourenço. He assumed the office on 26 September 2017. [1]

Presidents of Angola (1975–present)

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Term of officePolitical partyElectionRef.
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
People's Republic of Angola
1
President MPLA, heer Neto door Den Uyl ontvangen premier Den Uyl en A Neto (r), Bestanddeelnr 927-8518 (cropped).jpg
Neto, Agostinho Agostinho Neto
(1922–1979)
11 November 197510 September 1979 3 years, 303 days MPLA [2]
2
Angola.JoseEduardoDosSantos.01.jpg
Santos, José José Eduardo dos Santos
(1942–2022)
21 September 197927 August 199212 years, 341 days MPLA 1979
1986
[2]
Republic of Angola
(2)
Jose Eduardo dos Santos 2.jpg
Santos, José José Eduardo dos Santos
(1942–2022)
27 August 199225 September 201725 years, 29 days MPLA 1992
2012
[2]
3
Joao Lourenco 2023.jpg
Lourenço, João João Lourenço
(born 1954)
26 September 2017Incumbent7 years, 328 days MPLA 2017
2022
[2]

Note: For details of the post of President of Angola, see President of Angola.

Timeline

This is a graphical lifespan timeline of the presidents of Angola. They are listed in order of first assuming office.

João LourençoJosé Eduardo dos SantosAgostinho NetoList of presidents of Angola

The following chart lists presidents by lifespan (living presidents on the green line), with the years outside of their presidency in beige.

João LourençoJosé Eduardo dos SantosAgostinho NetoList of presidents of Angola

The following chart shows presidents by their age (living presidents in green), with the years of their presidency in blue. The vertical black line at 35 years indicates the minimum age to be president.

List of presidents of Angola

See also

Notes

    References

    1. Eisenhammer, Stephen (26 September 2017). "Angola's first new president in 38 years vows to fight graft". Reuters. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
    2. 1 2 3 4 James, W. Martin (1 March 2018). Historical Dictionary of Angola. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN   978-1-5381-1123-9.

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