Julião Mateus Paulo is an Angolan politician and former Secretary-General of the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA). He is widely known by his wartime nom de guerre, Dino Matrosse.[1]

Julião Mateus Paulo
Provincial Commissioner of Benguela
In office
1979–1981
Preceded byGarcia Vaz Contreiras
Succeeded byKundi Paihama
Minister of State Security
In office
1981–1986
Preceded byKundi Paihama
Succeeded byKundi Paihama
Secretary-General of the MPLA
In office
12 December 2003 – 27 August 2016
Preceded byJoão Lourenço
Succeeded byPaulo Kassoma
Personal details
Born (1942-12-30) December 30, 1942 (age 81)
Bengo, Angola
Political partyMPLA

He succeeded João Lourenço as MPLA Secretary-General at a December 2003 party congress.[2]

Paulo was the fourth candidate on the MPLA's national list in the September 2008 parliamentary election.[3][4] He won a seat in this election, in which MPLA won an overwhelming majority in the National Assembly.[4]

Political offices
Preceded by
Garcia Lourenço Vaz Contreiras
Provincial Commissioner of Benguela
1979-1981
Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of State Security
1981-1986
Succeeded by

References

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  1. ^ "TRIcontinental -". Archived from the original on 2006-09-09.
  2. ^ "Dos Santos at the helm", IRIN, 17 December 2003.
  3. ^ "Eleições: Lista integral dos candidatos do MPLA, antigo PM Marcolino Moco fora, nova cara Akwá", Angola Xyami, July 5, 2008 (in Portuguese). "Angola Xyami - Notícias de Angola, de África e do Mundo - Eleições: Lista integral dos candidatos do MPLA, antigo PM Marcolino Moco fora, nova cara Akwá". Archived from the original on 18 August 2008. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
  4. ^ a b List of deputies elected in the 2008 election, CNE website (in Portuguese).