![]() |
---|
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. [1]
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Political party | Election | Ref. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
People's Republic of Angola | ||||||||
1 | Agostinho Neto (1922–1979) | 11 November 1975 | 10 September 1979 † | 3 years, 303 days | MPLA | — | [2] | |
2 | José Eduardo dos Santos (1942–2022) | 21 September 1979 | 27 August 1992 | 12 years, 341 days | MPLA | 1979 1986 | [2] | |
Republic of Angola | ||||||||
(2) | José Eduardo dos Santos (1942–2022) | 27 August 1992 | 25 September 2017 | 25 years, 29 days | MPLA | 1992 2012 | [2] | |
3 | João Lourenço (born 1954) | 26 September 2017 | Incumbent | 7 years, 328 days | MPLA | 2017 2022 | [2] |
Note: For details of the post of President of Angola, see President of Angola.
This is a graphical lifespan timeline of the presidents of Angola. They are listed in order of first assuming office.
The following chart lists presidents by lifespan (living presidents on the green line), with the years outside of their presidency in beige.
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.