João Lourenço
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]
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 Lourenço Media
Lourenço with Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2018
Lourenço with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2018
Order of the Most Ancient Welwitschia Mirabilis BAR
PRT Order of Prince Henry - Grand Collar BAR
ESP Order of Civil Merit - Collar
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References
- ↑ 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. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-41037721. 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.