Heads of state of Democratic People's Republic of Angola
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| Tenure | Incumbent | Affiliation | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 November 1975 to 11 February 1976 | Holden Álvaro Roberto, President of the Joint National Council for the Revolution | FNLA | |
| Jonas Malheiro Savimbi Jonas Savimbi Jonas Malheiro Savimbi was an Angolan political leader. He founded and led UNITA, a movement that first waged a guerrilla war against Portuguese colonial rule, 1966–1974, then confronted the rival MPLA during the decolonization conflict, 1974/75, and after independence in 1975 fought the ruling... , President of the Joint National Council for the Revolution |
UNITA | ||
| 11 February 1976 | Counter-government suppressed by Angola Angola Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city... n government |
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| 1979 | Counter-government restored | ||
| 1979 to 22 February 2002 | Jonas Malheiro Savimbi Jonas Savimbi Jonas Malheiro Savimbi was an Angolan political leader. He founded and led UNITA, a movement that first waged a guerrilla war against Portuguese colonial rule, 1966–1974, then confronted the rival MPLA during the decolonization conflict, 1974/75, and after independence in 1975 fought the ruling... , President |
UNITA | |
| 22 February 2002 to 4 April 2002 | Paulo Lukamba Gato, interim leader, Secretary-General of UNITA | UNITA | |
| 4 April 2002 | Accord ends Civil War | ||
Affiliations:-
| FNLA | Frente Nacional de Libertação de Angola |
| (National Front for the Liberation of Angola) northern regionalist, estd.1957 as UPNA: (Unio das Populacoes do Norte de Angola) | |
| UNITA | União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola |
| (National Union for the Total Independence of Angola) authoritarian/conservative, primarily ethinic Ovimbundu | |
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Sources
- http://www.rulers.org/rula2.html#angola
- African States and Rulers, John Stewart, McFarland
- Heads of State and Government, 2nd Edition, John V da Graca, MacMillan Press 2000
See also
- AngolaAngolaAngola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
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