Manuel Vicente

Manuel Sesimbra Vicente (born 15 May 1956) is an Angolan politician. He has been Vice President of Angola since September 2012. He was born in Central Luanda.

Manuel Vicente
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Vice President of Angola
Assumed office
26 September 2012
PresidentJosé Eduardo dos Santos
Preceded byFernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos
Personal details
Born (1956-05-15) 15 May 1956 (age 68)
Luanda, Overseas Province of Angola, Portugal
Political partyMPLA

Before becoming vice president, Vicente served as the chairman of Sonangol. Sonangol is an oil and natural gas company owned by the government of Angola.[1]

References

  1. Shrikesh Laxmidas, "Oilman Vicente waits in Angola presidential wings" Archived 2015-09-25 at the Wayback Machine, Reuters, 1 February 2012.