List of presidents of Angola

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The following is a list of 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]

Presidents of Angola (1975–present)[]

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
Neto, AgostinhoAgostinho Neto
(1922–1979)		11 November 197510 September 1979 †3 years, 303 daysMPLA—[2]
–
Lúcio Lara
Lara, LúcioLúcio Lara
(1929–2016)
Acting
[citation needed]		11 September 197920 September 19799 daysMPLA——
2
José Eduardo dos Santos
Santos, JoséJosé Eduardo dos Santos
(born 1942)		21 September 197927 August 199212 years, 341 daysMPLA1980
1986		[2]
Republic of Angola
2
José Eduardo dos Santos
Santos, JoséJosé Eduardo dos Santos
(born 1942)		27 August 199225 September 201725 years, 29 daysMPLA1992
2008
2012		[2]
3
João Lourenço
Lourenço, JoãoJoão Lourenço
(born 1954)		26 September 2017Incumbent4 years, 130 daysMPLA2017[2]

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

Timeline[]

João LourençoJosé Eduardo dos SantosLúcio LaraAgostinho Neto

Notes[]

References[]

  1. ^ Eisenhammer, Stephen (September 26, 2017). "Angola's first new president in 38 years vows to fight graft". Reuters. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d James, W. Martin (1 March 2018). "Historical Dictionary of Angola". Rowman & Littlefield – via Google Books.

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