List of presidents of Angola
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This article lists the 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.<ref name="reuters">Template:Cite news</ref>
Presidents of Angola (1975–present)
| Template:Abbr | Portrait | Name Template:Small |
Term of office | Political party | Election | Template:Abbr | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| People's Republic of Angola | ||||||||
| Republic of Angola | ||||||||
Note: For details of the post of President of Angola, see President of Angola.
Timeline
This is a graphical lifespan timeline of the presidents of Angola. They are listed in order of first assuming office.
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The following chart lists presidents by lifespan (living presidents on the green line), with the years outside of their presidency in beige.
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The following chart shows presidents by their age (living presidents in green), with the years of their presidency in blue. The vertical black line at 35 years indicates the minimum age to be president.
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See also
- President of Angola
- Vice President of Angola
- Prime Minister of Angola
- List of Ngolas of Ndongo
- List of colonial governors of Angola
- List of heads of state of Democratic People's Republic of Angola
- List of heads of government of Democratic People's Republic of Angola
Notes
References
Sources
- http://www.rulers.org/rula2.html#angola
- http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Angola.html
- African States and Rulers, John Stewart, McFarland
- Guinness Book of Kings, Rulers & Statesmen, Clive Carpenter, Guinness Superlatives Ltd
- Heads of State and Government, 2nd Edition, John V da Graca, MacMillan Press 2000