Assunção dos Anjos

Assunção dos Anjos
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	(1946-02-13)13 February 1946 Luanda, Portuguese West Africa (now Angola)
Died	12 December 2022(2022-12-12) (aged 76) Madrid, Spain
Nationality	Angolan

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.

Biography

Anjos 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

• List of foreign ministers in 2010
• Foreign relations of Angola

References

1. "Embaixada da República de Angola em Portugal".
2. Morreu Assunção dos Anjos, ex-ministro das Relações Exteriores (in Portuguese)
3. "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).
4. "Perfil de alguns ministros do governo de Angola" Archived 5 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Angola Press Agency, 2 October 2008 (in Portuguese).
5. "Angola: Top aide, seven envoys "relieved of their posts at their own request"", Radio Nacional de Angola, Luanda, 24 November 1999.
6. "Angola denies involvement in Ivory Coast conflict", Sapa-AFP, October 2002.
7. "Angolan government nominates new ambassador to Portugal", BBC Monitoring International Reports, 5 August 2002.
8. "Angola: President swears in new provincial governors, intelligence chief", BBC Monitoring International Reports, 18 December 2002.
9. "Presidente da República nomeia novos membros do Governo" Archived 2 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Angola Press, 1 October 2008 (in Portuguese).
10. "Assunção dos Anjos nomeado consultor do PR".

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Political offices
Preceded by Kamu de Almeida	Ambassador of Angola to Spain 1993–1999	Succeeded by Gen. Pedro Sebastião
Preceded by Boaventura Cardoso	Ambassador of Angola to France 1999–2002	Succeeded by Ambrósio Lukoki
Preceded by Osvaldo Serra Van-Dúnem	Ambassador of Angola to Portugal 2002–2008	Succeeded by José Marcos Barrica
Preceded by João Bernardo de Miranda	Foreign Minister of Angola 2008–26 November 2010	Succeeded by Georges Rebelo Chicoti