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João Lourenço - Wikipedia
He was elected president of Angola on 23 August 2017 and took office on 26 September becoming the third president in the country's history. On 8 September 2018, he was elected president of the MPLA, Angola's ruling party since 1975, becoming its 5th party leader.
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João Lourenço | Angola, President, Wife, & Facts | Britannica
João Lourenço is an Angolan politician associated with the ruling MPLA party and has served as the president of Angola since 2017. He became chair of the ruling party in 2018. He previously served as Angola’s minister of defense.
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Angola takes over the African Union Presidency - Africa Headline
Angolan President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço will officially assume the rotational presidency of the African Union (AU), succeeding Azali Assoumani, the President of Comoros.
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Angola takes over presidency of the African Union
Luanda, 15 February (Prensa Latina) - Angola today assumed the rotating presidency of the African Union (AU) for the first time, during the 38th Summit of Heads of State and Government in Addis...
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A lesson from Angola’s ‘Thinker’ - CNN
It’s the statue you see everywhere on the streets of Luanda. Angolan President João Lourenço shares the secret of “The Thinker.”
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Angolan president Lourenco elected new AU chairman
Lourenço officially takes over from Mauritania’s Mohamed Ould Ghazouani as African Union Chairperson. The AU chairperson is the ceremonial head of the African Union and is elected by the assembly of heads of state and governments for a rotational leadership of a one-year term.
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Presidência - Biografia de João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço
Ao nível parlamentar, o cidadão João Lourenço foi Presidente do Grupo Parlamentar do MPLA, de 1991 a 1998, e posteriormente Presidente da Comissão Constitucional da Assembleia Nacional, tendo desempenhado as funções de 1º Vice-Presidente da Assembleia Nacional, de 2003 a 2014.
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Angolan President João Lourenço Takes Helm as African Union Chairperson
The AU chairmanship rotates annually among the five African regions, and Angola is assuming the role for the first time. Lourenço takes charge amid pressing peace and security challenges across the continent, alongside an ambitious development agenda.
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Complete List Of Presidents Of Angola Since Independence
João Lourenço is the current President of Angola. He became president on September 26, 2017, after winning the 2017 election. Lourenço also served as the Minister of Defense from 2014 to 2017.
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President of the Republic BIOGRAPHY - missionangola.ch
In 1983, he served as President of the Regional Military Council of the 3rd Politico-Military Region. In addition to the Armed Forces, he served as FAPLA's Chief Political Officer from 1989 to 1990. At the present time, he is a General of Three Stars, released from the Angolan Armed Forces (FAA).