Assunção dos Anjos

Assunção Afonso de Sousa dos Anjos (born 13 February 1946)[1] is an Angolan diplomat who was Angola's Minister of External Relations from 2008 to 2010.

Assunção dos Anjos
Anjos in 2009
Advisor to the President of Angola
Assumed office
2010
Ambassador of Angola to Spain
In office
1993–1999
Preceded byKamu de Almeida
Succeeded byGen. Pedro Sebastião
Ambassador of Angola to France
In office
1999–2002
Preceded byBoaventura Cardoso
Succeeded byAmbrósio Lukoki
Ambassador of Angola to Portugal
In office
2002–2008
Preceded byOsvaldo Serra Van-Dúnem
Succeeded byJosé Marcos Barrica
Foreign Minister of Angola
In office
2008–2010
Preceded byJoão Miranda
Succeeded byGeorges Chicoti
Personal details
Born (1946-02-13) February 13, 1946
Luanda, Angola
NationalityAngolan

Biography

Anjos was born in Luanda and worked at the Ministry of External Relations as Director for Africa and the Middle East. He was Director of the Cabinet of the First Deputy Prime Minister, Director of the Cabinet of the Minister of Planning, and then[2] Director of the Cabinet of the President of the Republic from 1979[2][3] to 1993,[2] under José Eduardo dos Santos.[2][3] Subsequently, he was Ambassador to Spain until being dismissed from that post at his own request in November 1999.[4] He was then Ambassador to France; in October 2002, while still holding that post, he strongly denied that Angola had any military presence in Côte d'Ivoire during that country's civil war.[5]

Anjos was instead appointed as Ambassador to Portugal in early August 2002[6] and was sworn into that post by President dos Santos on 18 December 2002.[7] He was later appointed as Minister of External Relations on 1 October 2008,[3] having been recalled from his post as Ambassador to Portugal immediately beforehand.[8] In 2010 he was replaced by Georges Chicoti and subsequently appointed as a presidential adviser.[9]

Anjos is a member of the Central Committee of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA).[2]

See also

References

  1. http://www.embaixadadeangola.org/embaixador.htm
  2. "Perfil do novo Ministro das Relações Exteriores Dr. Assunção dos Anjos" Archived October 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, website of the Angolan embassy to Portugal (in Portuguese).
  3. "Perfil de alguns ministros do governo de Angola" Archived October 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Angola Press Agency, 2 October 2008 (in Portuguese).
  4. "Angola: Top aide, seven envoys "relieved of their posts at their own request"", Radio Nacional de Angola, Luanda, 24 November 1999.
  5. "Angola denies involvement in Ivory Coast conflict", Sapa-AFP, October 2002.
  6. "Angolan government nominates new ambassador to Portugal", BBC Monitoring International Reports, 5 August 2002.
  7. "Angola: President swears in new provincial governors, intelligence chief", BBC Monitoring International Reports, 18 December 2002.
  8. "Presidente da República nomeia novos membros do Governo" Archived 2008-10-02 at the Wayback Machine, Angola Press, 1 October 2008 (in Portuguese).
  9. http://www.club-k.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6878:assuncao-dos-anjos..
Political offices
Preceded by
Kamu de Almeida
Ambassador of Angola to Spain
1993-1999
Succeeded by
Gen. Pedro Sebastião
Preceded by
Boaventura Cardoso
Ambassador of Angola to France
1999-2002
Succeeded by
Ambrósio Lukoki
Preceded by
Osvaldo Serra Van-Dúnem
Ambassador of Angola to Portugal
2002-2008
Succeeded by
José Marcos Barrica
Preceded by
João Bernardo de Miranda
Foreign Minister of Angola
2008–26 November 2010
Succeeded by
Georges Rebelo Chicoti
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