Assunção Afonso de Sousa dos Anjos (13 February 1946 – 12 December 2022)[1][2] was an Angolan diplomat who was Angola's Minister of External Relations from 2008 to 2010.
Assunção dos Anjos | |
|---|---|
.JPG) Anjos in 2009 | |
| Advisor to the President of Angola | |
| In office 2010–2022 | |
| Ambassador of Angola to Spain | |
| In office 1993–1999 | |
| Preceded by | Kamu de Almeida |
| Succeeded by | Gen. Pedro Sebastião |
| Ambassador of Angola to France | |
| In office 1999–2002 | |
| Preceded by | Boaventura Cardoso |
| Succeeded by | Ambrósio Lukoki |
| Ambassador of Angola to Portugal | |
| In office 2002–2008 | |
| Preceded by | Osvaldo Serra Van-Dúnem |
| Succeeded by | José Marcos Barrica |
| Foreign Minister of Angola | |
| In office 2008–2010 | |
| Preceded by | João Miranda |
| Succeeded by | Georges Chicoti |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 February 1946 Luanda, Portuguese West Africa (now Angola) |
| Died | 12 December 2022 (aged 76) Madrid, Spain |
| Nationality | Angolan |
Biography
editAnjos 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[3] Director of the Cabinet of the President of the Republic from 1979[3][4] to 1993,[3] under José Eduardo dos Santos.[3][4] Subsequently, he was Ambassador to Spain until being dismissed from that post at his own request in November 1999.[5] 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.[6]
Anjos was instead appointed Ambassador to Portugal in early August 2002[7] and was sworn into that post by President dos Santos on 18 December 2002.[8] He was later appointed Minister of External Relations on 1 October 2008,[4] having been recalled from his post as Ambassador to Portugal immediately beforehand.[9] In 2010 he was replaced by Georges Chicoti and subsequently appointed a presidential adviser.[10]
Anjos was a member of the Central Committee of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA).[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Embaixada da República de Angola em Portugal".
- ^ Morreu Assunção dos Anjos, ex-ministro das Relações Exteriores (in Portuguese)
- ^ a b c d e "Perfil do novo Ministro das Relações Exteriores Dr. Assunção dos Anjos" Archived 21 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine, website of the Angolan embassy to Portugal (in Portuguese).
- ^ a b c "Perfil de alguns ministros do governo de Angola" Archived 5 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Angola Press Agency, 2 October 2008 (in Portuguese).
- ^ "Angola: Top aide, seven envoys "relieved of their posts at their own request"", Radio Nacional de Angola, Luanda, 24 November 1999.
- ^ "Angola denies involvement in Ivory Coast conflict", Sapa-AFP, October 2002.
- ^ "Angolan government nominates new ambassador to Portugal", BBC Monitoring International Reports, 5 August 2002.
- ^ "Angola: President swears in new provincial governors, intelligence chief", BBC Monitoring International Reports, 18 December 2002.
- ^ "Presidente da República nomeia novos membros do Governo" Archived 2 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Angola Press, 1 October 2008 (in Portuguese).
- ^ "Assunção dos Anjos nomeado consultor do PR".