João Lourenço
João Lourenço | |
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| President of Angola | |
| Assumed office 26 September 2017 | |
| Vice President | Bornito de Sousa |
| Preceded by | José Eduardo dos Santos |
| Minister of National Defence | |
| In office 22 April 2014 – 26 September 2017 | |
| President | José Eduardo dos Santos |
| Preceded by | Cândido Pereira dos Santos Van-Dúnem |
| Succeeded by | Salviano de Jesus Sequeira |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 March 1954 Luanda, Angola |
| Political party | MPLA (since 1974) |
| Spouse(s) | Ana Afonso Dias |
| Children | 6 |
| Alma mater | Industrial Institute of Luanda Lenin Superior Academy |
| Nickname(s) | Ti Mimoso,[1] JLo[2] |
João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço, GColIH (born 5 March 1954) is an Angolan politician. He has been the President of Angola since 26 September 2017.[3]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Catarina Machado. "Luaty Beirão está 'malaike' com exoneração de Isabel dos Santos." TVI 24. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2021. (in Portuguese)
- ↑ "Joao Lourenco: Can 'Angola's JLo' fill Dos Santos' shoes?". BBC News. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
- ↑ 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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