Angola Government

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Country Name	Angola
Full Country Name	Republic of Angola
Local - Long	Republica de Angola
Local - Short	Angola
Former Name	People's Republic of Angola
Etymology- history of name	Name derived by the Portuguese from the title "ngola" held by kings of the Ndongo (Ndongo was a kingdom in what is now northern Angola)
Government Type	Presidential republic
Capital Name	Luanda
Capital - geographic coordinate	8 50 S, 13 13 E
Capital Time Difference	UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Independence	11 November 1975 (from Portugal)
National Holiday	Independence Day, 11 November (1975)
Constitution	History: previous 1975, 1992; latest passed by National Assembly 21 January 2010, adopted 5 February 2010 Amendments: proposed by the president of the republic or supported by at least one-third of the National Assembly membership; passage requires at least two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly subject to prior Constitutional Court review if requested by the president of the republic

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Angola Government and Politics

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Executive Branch:	Chief of State: President Joao Manuel Goncalves LOURENCO (since 26 September 2017); Vice President Bornito De Sousa Baltazar DIOGO (since 26 September 2017); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government Head of Government: President Joao Manuel Goncalves LOURENCO (since 26 September 2017); Vice President Bornito De Sousa Baltazar DIOGO (since 26 September 2017) Cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president Elections/Appointments: president indirectly elected by the National Assembly for a 5-year term (eligible for a second consecutive or discontinuous term); last held on 23 August 2017 (next to be held in 2022) Election Results: Joao Manuel Goncalves LOURENCO (MPLA) elected president by the National Assembly
Citizenship Criteria:	Citizenship by Birth: no Citizenship by Descent Only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Angola Dual Citizenship Recognized: no Residency Requirement for Naturalization: 10 years
Legal System:	Civil legal system based on Portuguese civil law; no judicial review of legislation
Suffrage:	18 years of age; universal
Legislative Branch:	Description: unicameral National Assembly or Assembleia Nacional (220 seats; members directly elected in a single national constituency and in multi-seat constituencies by closed-list proportional representation vote; members serve 5-year terms) Elections: last held on 23 August 2017 (next to be held in August 2022) Election Results: percent of vote by party - MPLA 61.1%, UNITA 26.7%, CASA-CE 9.5%, PRS 1.4%, FNLA 0.9%, other 0.5%; seats by party - MPLA 150, UNITA 51, CASA-CE 16, PRS 2, FNLA 1; composition - men 136, women 84, percent of women 38.2%
Judicial Branch:	Highest Court(s): Supreme Court or Supremo Tribunal de Justica (consists of the court president, vice president, and a minimum of 16 judges); Constitutional Court or Tribunal Constitucional (consists of 11 judges) Judge Selection and Term of Office: Supreme Court judges appointed by the president upon recommendation of the Supreme Judicial Council, an 18-member body chaired by the president; judge tenure NA; Constitutional Court judges - 4 nominated by the president, 4 elected by National Assembly, 2 elected by Supreme National Council, 1 elected by competitive submission of curricula; judges serve single 7-year terms subordinate courts: provincial and municipal courts
Regions or States:	18 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia); Bengo, Benguela, Bie, Cabinda, Cunene, Huambo, Huila, Kwando Kubango, Kwanza Norte, Kwanza Sul, Luanda, Lunda Norte, Lunda Sul, Malanje, Moxico, Namibe, Uige, Zaire
Political Parties and Leaders:	Broad Convergence for the Salvation of Angola Electoral Coalition or CASA-CE [Abel CHIVUKUVUKU] National Front for the Liberation of Angola or FNLA; note - party has two factions; one led by Lucas NGONDA; the other by Ngola KABANGU National Union for the Total Independence of Angola or UNITA [Isaias SAMAKUVA] (largest opposition party) Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola or MPLA [Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS] (ruling party in power since 1975) Social Renewal Party or PRS [Benedito DANIEL]
International Law Organization Participation:	Has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
International Organization Participation:	ACP, AfDB, AU, CEMAC, CPLP, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OAS (observer), OPEC, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
Diplomatic Representation in the US:	Chief of Mission: Ambassador Agostinho Tavares da Silva NETO (since 18 November 2014) Chancery: 2100-2108 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009 Telephone: [1] (202) 785-1156 FAX: [1] (202) 822-9049 Consulate(s) General: Houston, Los Angeles, New York
Diplomatic Representation from US:	Chief of Mission: Ambassador Helen Meagher LA LIME (15 May 2014) Embassy: number 32 Rua Houari Boumedienne (in the Miramar area of Luanda), Luanda, C.P. 6468 Mailing Address: international mail: Caixa Postal 6468, Luanda; pouch: US Embassy Luanda, US Department of State, 2550 Luanda Place, Washington, DC 20521-2550 Telephone: [244] 946440977 FAX: [244] (222) 64-1000

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