What is the capital of Angola?
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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Who is the president of Angola?
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 |