Ministry of National Defence and Homeland Veterans (Angola)
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The Ministry of National Defence and Homeland Veterans (Portuguese: Ministro da Defesa Nacional e Veteranos da Pátria) is an executive agency of the Government of Angola that controls the Angolan Armed Forces. It is based at Rua 17 de Setembro in Luanda.[1]
Name changes
[edit]- 1975–1995: Ministry of Defence
- 1996–present: Ministry of National Defence
Structure
[edit]- Military Affairs Cabinet ("Casa Militar"), headed by one of the three Ministers of State and answers directly to the Office of the President.
Minister of National Defence
[edit]The Minister of National Defence of Angola is a cabinet level position in the national government.[2] The minister is responsible for the entire defense establishment.[3] The position was established in 1975 with Henrique Teles Carreira as the inaugural minister.[4]
List
[edit]- 1975–1979: Gen. Henrique Teles Carreira
- 1980–1995: Gen. Pedro Pedalé
- 1995–1999: Gen. Pedro Sebastião
- 1999–2010: Gen. Kundi Paihama
- 2010–2014: Gen. Cândido Pereira dos Santos Van-Dúnem
- 2014–2017: Gen. João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço
- 2017–2020: Gen. Salviano de Jesus Sequeira
- 2020–present: Gen. João Ernesto dos Santos[5][6][7]
Deputies
[edit]The commanders of the three major military services each held the title of vice minister of defense.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Military Technology, World Defence Almanac, Vol. XXXII, Issue 1, 2008, p.301
- ^ Official website
- ^ a b "Angola Ministry of Defense". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
- ^ "Histórico dos Ministros" (in Portuguese). minden.gov.ao. Retrieved 10 Mar 2019.
- ^ "Government". www.missionangola.ch. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
- ^ "Ministro da Defesa Nacional e Veteranos da Pátria - ANGOP". www.angop.ao. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
- ^ "PR nomeia novos ministros da Defesa e das Relações Exteriores". www.embaixadadeangola.gw. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
