Assunção dos Anjos

Assunção dos Anjos

Assunção Afonso de Sousa dos Anjos is an Angolan diplomat and political figure, currently serving as Minister of External Relations.

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 [http://embangola.artedesign-net.pt/content.php?id=noticia&nid=1003 "Perfil do novo Ministro das Relações Exteriores Dr. Assunção dos Anjos"] , website of the Angolan embassy to Portgual pt icon.] Director of the Cabinet of the President of the Republic from 1979 [http://www.portalangop.co.ao/motix/pt_pt/noticias/politica/Perfil-alguns-ministros-governo-Angola,dc0184d8-de02-455f-9ccc-873a3bc410ab.html "Perfil de alguns ministros do governo de Angola"] , Angola Press, 2 October 2008 pt icon.] to 1993, under José Eduardo dos Santos. Subsequently he was Ambassador to Spain until being dismissed from that post at his own request in November 1999. ["Angola: Top aide, seven envoys "relieved of their posts at their own request"", Radio Nacional de Angola, Luanda (nl.newsbank.com), 24 November 1999.] He was then Ambassador to France; in October 2002, while still holding that post, he strongly denied that Angola had any military presence in Cote d'Ivoire during that country's civil war. [ [http://www.mg.co.za/article/2002-01-01-angola-denies-involvement-in-ivory-coast-conflict "Angola denies involvement in Ivory Coast conflict"] , Sapa-AFP ("Mail & Guardian Online"), October 2002.]

Anjos was instead appointed as Ambassador to Portugal in early August 2002 [ [http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-25949831_ITM "Angolan government nominates new ambassador to Portugal."] , BBC Monitoring International Reports, 5 August 2002.] and was sworn into that post by President dos Santos on 18 December 2002. [ [http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-27030672_ITM "Angola: President swears in new provincial governors, intelligence chief."] , BBC Monitoring International Reports, 18 December 2002.] He was later appointed as Minister of External Relations on 1 October 2008, [ [http://www.portalangop.co.ao/motix/pt_pt/noticias/politica/Perfil-alguns-ministros-governo-Angola,dc0184d8-de02-455f-9ccc-873a3bc410ab.html "Perfil de alguns ministros do governo de Angola"] , Angola Press, 2 October 2008 pt icon.] having been dismissed from his post as Ambassador to Portugal immediately beforehand. [ [http://www.portalangop.co.ao/motix/pt_pt/noticias/politica/Presidente-Republica-nomeia-novos-membros-Governo,66d43d4c-52b4-47ff-b9fc-4cc7fdd13e40.html "Presidente da República nomeia novos membros do Governo"] , Angola Press, 1 October 2008 pt icon.]

Anjos is a member of the Central Committee of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA).

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