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João Lourenço
João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço is an Angolan politician who is currently serving as the third president of Angola since 26 September 2017. Previously, he was the minister of defence from 2014 to 2017. In September 2018, he became the chairman of the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), the ruling party. He was the party's secretary-general from 1998 to 2003.
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politics · President of Angola since 2017 · politician · military personnel · minister · military officer · also João Lourenço, João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço, Lourenço
Born 5 March 1954 · Q28650390
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2025· 6 entries
AllAfrica.com: João Lourenço Advances Dialogue Across Africa
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The Africa Report: João Lourenço: ‘Dialogue is the only solution to peace in the DRC – including with M23’
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Lourenço was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize
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Career landmark: Chairperson of the African Union (2025).
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2023· 2 entries
Awarded Collar of the Spanish Order of the Civil Merit (2023).
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Awarded Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (2023).
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2022· 2 entries
Barron's: Joao Lourenco: Angola's Ex-general Gets 2nd Stint At The Helm
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The Africa Report: Has João Lourenço made Angola more business friendly?
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2021· 1 entry
Essence: Angola’s President João Lourenço Had A 'Profoundly Emotional' Visit to NMAAHC
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2018· 2 entries
Awarded Order of the Welwitschia (2018).
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Awarded Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry (2018).
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2017· 1 entry
Career landmark: President of Angola (2017).
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2016· 1 entry
He is married to Ana Afonso Dias Lourenço, a Member of Parliament of the MPLA and former Minister of Planning, who held a position at the World Bank in Washington D.C. until October 2016.
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2014· 1 entry
Career landmark: Minister of National Defence of Angola (2014–2017).
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2001· 1 entry
That he would not seek re-election as president, Lourenço openly expressed an interest in becoming the MPLA's presidential candidate and thereby damaged his standing with dos Santos, who apparently had no real intention
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1984· 2 entries
Was appointed as Governor of Moxico Province
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Continued to rise through the ranks of the ruling party
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1978· 1 entry
Lourenço traveled to the Soviet Union and studied at the Lenin Military-Political Academy, where he furthered his military training and completed a master's degree in Historical Sciences
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1954· 2 entries
Born 1954-03-05.
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Lourenço grew up in a politically engaged family of ten children
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