João Lourenço

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head of state human politician president

João Lourenço is an Angolan politician and former defense minister who has served as the country's president since 2017.

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President of Angola 1

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instanceOf head of state ⓘ
human ⓘ
politician ⓘ
president ⓘ
continentOfCitizenship Africa ⓘ
countryOfBirth Angola ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Angola ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1954-03-05 ⓘ
educatedAt Voronezh State University ⓘ
familyName Lourenço ⓘ
givenName João ⓘ
hasRole commander‑in‑chief of the Angolan Armed Forces ⓘ
headOfGovernmentOf Angola ⓘ
headOfStateOf Angola ⓘ
ideology African socialism ⓘ
left‑wing politics ⓘ
languageSpoken Portuguese ⓘ
memberOfPoliticalParty MPLA ⓘ
militaryRank general ⓘ
name João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço ⓘ
nationality Angolan ⓘ
notableFor anti‑corruption campaign in Angola ⓘ
economic reform policies in Angola ⓘ
numberOfChildren 6 ⓘ
occupation politician ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
officeAssumed President of Angola in 2017 ⓘ
participatedIn Angolan Civil War ⓘ
Portuguese Colonial War ⓘ
surface form: Angolan War of Independence
partyPositionHeld President of MPLA ⓘ
placeOfBirth Lobito ⓘ
politicalParty MPLA ⓘ
surface form: People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola
positionHeld Governor of Benguela Province ⓘ
Governor of Moxico Province ⓘ
Minister of National Defence of Angola ⓘ
President of Angola ⓘ
Vice‑President of the National Assembly of Angola ⓘ
predecessor José Eduardo dos Santos ⓘ
reElectedIn 2022 Angolan general election ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
residence Presidential Palace of Angola ⓘ
servedIn Angolan Armed Forces ⓘ
spouse João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço ⓘ
surface form: Ana Afonso Dias Lourenço
termStart 2017 ⓘ
tookOfficeAsPresidentFollowing 2017 Angolan general election ⓘ

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this entity surface form: President of Angola