The Ministry of National Defence and Homeland Veterans (Portuguese: Ministro da Defesa Nacional e Veteranos da Pátria) is an executive agency of the Government of Angola that controls the Angolan Armed Forces. It is based at Rua 17 de Setembro in Luanda.[1]
Name changes
edit- 1975–1995: Ministry of Defence
- 1996–present: Ministry of National Defence
Structure
edit- Military Affairs Cabinet ("Casa Militar"), headed by one of the three Ministers of State and answers directly to the Office of the President.
Minister of National Defence
editThe Minister of National Defence of Angola is a cabinet level position in the national government.[2] The minister is responsible for the entire defense establishment.[3] The position was established in 1975 with Henrique Teles Carreira as the inaugural minister.[4]
List
edit- 1975–1979: Gen. Henrique Teles Carreira
- 1980–1995: Gen. Pedro Pedalé
- 1995–1999: Gen. Pedro Sebastião
- 1999–2010: Gen. Kundi Paihama
- 2010–2014: Gen. Cândido Pereira dos Santos Van-Dúnem
- 2014–2017: Gen. João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço
- 2017–2020: Gen. Salviano de Jesus Sequeira
- 2020–present: Gen. João Ernesto dos Santos[5][6][7]
Deputies
editThe commanders of the three major military services each held the title of vice minister of defense.[3]
References
edit- ^ Military Technology, World Defence Almanac, Vol. XXXII, Issue 1, 2008, p.301
- ^ Official website
- ^ a b "Angola Ministry of Defense". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
- ^ "Histórico dos Ministros" (in Portuguese). minden.gov.ao. Retrieved 10 Mar 2019.
- ^ "Government". www.missionangola.ch. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
- ^ "Ministro da Defesa Nacional e Veteranos da Pátria - ANGOP". www.angop.ao. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
- ^ "PR nomeia novos ministros da Defesa e das Relações Exteriores". www.embaixadadeangola.gw. Retrieved 2021-06-27.