João Lourenço

João Lourenço
João Lourenço at the Angola presidential palace in Luanda, Angola on September 27, 2023
President of Angola
Assumed office
26 September 2017
Vice PresidentBornito de Sousa
Preceded byJosé Eduardo dos Santos
Minister of National Defence
In office
22 April 2014 – 26 September 2017
PresidentJosé Eduardo dos Santos
Preceded byCândido Pereira dos Santos
Van-Dúnem
Succeeded bySalviano de Jesus Sequeira
Chairman of Southern African Development Community
In office
17 August 2023 – 17 August 2024
Preceded byFelix Tshisekedi
Succeeded byEmmerson Mnangagwa
Personal details
Born (1943-03-05) 5 March 1943
Luanda, Angola
Political partyMPLA (since 1974)
Spouse(s)Ana Afonso Dias
Children6
Alma materIndustrial Institute of Luanda
Lenin Superior Academy
Nickname(s)Ti Mimoso,[1] JLo[2]

João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço, GColIH (born 5 March 1943) is an Angolan politician. He has been the President of Angola since 26 September 2017.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Catarina Machado. "Luaty Beirão está 'malaike' com exoneração de Isabel dos Santos." TVI 24. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2021. (in Portuguese)
  2. ↑ "Joao Lourenco: Can 'Angola's JLo' fill Dos Santos' shoes?". BBC News. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  3. ↑ Eisenhammer, Stephen (September 26, 2017). "Angola's first new president in 38 years vows to fight graft". Reuters. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
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