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
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Term of office Political party Election Template:Abbr
Took office Left office Time in office
People's Republic of Angola

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Republic of Angola

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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

Notes

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References

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Sources

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