President of Angola
| President of the Republic of Angola | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Term length | 5 years, renewable once |
| Inaugural holder | Agostinho Neto |
| Formation | 11 November 1975 |
| Deputy | Vice President of Angola |
| Salary | 1,024,207.74 Kwanzas annually[1] |
The President of the Republic of Angola is both head of state and head of government in Angola. The President picked a Prime Minister. Most of the decisions are made by the President.
Angola started having a President when they got independence from Portugal. Agostinho Neto was the first President.
In January 2010 the National Assembly decided the party with the most seats in the Assembly would become president. It was no longer a public vote. They also decided there would not be a Prime Minister. Instead the job will be done by the vice-president.[2]
Presidents of Angola (1975–present)
[change | change source]| 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 (1910–1979) | 11 November 1975 | 10 September 1979 † | 3 years, 303 days | MPLA | — | [3] | |
| – | Lúcio Lara (1918–2016) [source?] | 11 September 1979 | 20 September 1979 | 9 days | MPLA | — | — | |
| 2 | José Eduardo dos Santos (1935–2022) | 21 September 1979 | 27 August 1992 | 12 years, 341 days | MPLA | 1980 1986 | [3] | |
| Republic of Angola | ||||||||
| 2 | José Eduardo dos Santos (1935–2022) | 27 August 1992 | 26 September 2017 | 25 years, 29 days | MPLA | 1992 2008 2012 | [3] | |
| 3 | João Lourenço (born 1943) | 26 September 2017 | Incumbent | 7 years, 61 days | MPLA | 2017 | [3] | |
Note: For details of the post of President of Angola, see President of Angola.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Manje, Bernardino. "Estado reajusta salários - Política - Jornal de Angola - Online". jornaldeangola.sapo.ao. Archived from the original on 2020-03-03. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
- ↑ Angola abolishes presidential polls in new constitution BBC News, 21 January 2010
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 James, W. Martin (1 March 2018). "Historical Dictionary of Angola". Rowman & Littlefield – via Google Books.
