2007 in Angola
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Events from the year 2007 in Angola
Incumbents[]
- President: José Eduardo dos Santos
- Prime Minister: Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos
- President of the National Assembly:
Events[]
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June[]
- June 28: A TAAG-Angola Airlines Boeing 737 crashes in northern Angola resulting in the death of at least five passengers on the same day the European Union bans the airline from European airspace.[1]
July[]
August[]
- August 21: The governments of Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo are negotiating over a line demarcating each nation's respective rights to petroleum in the Atlantic Ocean. The DRC is expected to gain exploration rights to billions of untapped barrels worth of oil.[2]
September[]
- September 21: Angolan police arrest Jomo Gbomo, the head of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, a rebel organization in Nigeria.
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Deaths[]
- August 2: Holden Roberto, 84, founder and leader of the FNLA (1962–1999), after long illness.
References[]
- ^ "Five killed, 66 hurt in Angolan airline crash-landing". News Limited. Archived from the original on December 11, 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-02.
- ^ "DRC, Angola to demarcate petroleum exploration zone". People's Daily. Retrieved 2008-03-02.
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