List of presidents of Angola

The following is a list of presidents of Angola since the establishment of the office of President in 1975.

The current president is João Lourenço. He assumed the office on 26 September 2017.^[1]

Presidents of Angola (1975–present)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party	Election	Ref.
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
People's Republic of Angola
1		Neto, AgostinhoAgostinho Neto (1922–1979)	11 November 1975	10 September 1979 †	3 years, 303 days	MPLA	—	^[2]
–		Lara, LúcioLúcio Lara (1929–2016) Acting ^[citation needed]	11 September 1979	20 September 1979	9 days	MPLA	—	—
2		Santos, JoséJosé Eduardo dos Santos (1942–2022)	21 September 1979	27 August 1992	12 years, 341 days	MPLA	1979 1986	^[2]
Republic of Angola
(2)		Santos, JoséJosé Eduardo dos Santos (1942–2022)	27 August 1992	25 September 2017	25 years, 29 days	MPLA	1992 2012	^[2]
3		Lourenço, JoãoJoão Lourenço (born 1954)	26 September 2017	Incumbent	6 years, 199 days	MPLA	2017 2022	^[2]

Note: For details of the post of President of Angola, see President of Angola.

Timeline

See also

• President of Angola
• Vice President of Angola
• Prime Minister of Angola
  • List of prime ministers of Angola
• List of Ngolas of Ndongo
• List of colonial governors of Angola
• List of heads of state of Democratic People's Republic of Angola
• List of heads of government of Democratic People's Republic of Angola

Notes

References

1. Eisenhammer, Stephen (26 September 2017). "Angola's first new president in 38 years vows to fight graft". Reuters. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
2. James, W. Martin (1 March 2018). "Historical Dictionary of Angola". Rowman & Littlefield – via Google Books.

Sources

• http://www.rulers.org/rula2.html#angola
• http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Angola.html
• African States and Rulers, John Stewart, McFarland
• Guinness Book of Kings, Rulers & Statesmen, Clive Carpenter, Guinness Superlatives Ltd
• Heads of State and Government, 2nd Edition, John V da Graca, MacMillan Press 2000