Fernando José de França Dias Van-Dúnem
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Dr. Fernando José de França Dias Van-Dúnem (b. 1952 to a Boer father) is an ambassador from Angola and 1st Vice-President of the African Union's Pan-African Parliament. He is a member of the ruling Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola and served as prime minister of Angola twice during the 1990s.
His first time as prime minister was from June 1991 until December 1992. He was the first prime minister appointed since the post was abolished in 1978. After four years out of office, Dias was reappointed prime minister on June 3, 1996 and remained in office until a cabinet reshuffle in January 1999 when the post of prime minister was again abolished until 2002.
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[edit] Academic Qualifications
Dr. Van-Dúnem received a Master's Degree in Public Law, and a Ph.D. in Public Law, both from Aix-en-Provence, France.
[edit] Early Work
From 1964 to 1965 was a research assistant for Professor Maarten Bos regarding international law at the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands In that same year he conducted a study on Recognition of States and Government. Amb. Van-Dúnem has been a member of the American Society of International Law since 1964. For three years starting in 1969 to 1971 he was a lecturer on Public International Law, Constitutional Law and Administrative Law in Bujumbura, Burundi.
[edit] International Work
For two years starting in 1970 he was Deputy Legal Advisor to the Organisation of African Unity. From 1972 to 1978 he was Chief Personnel Officer of the same organization. For one year starting in 1978 Ambassador Van-Dúnem was OAU Deputy Representative for Political and Legal Affairs near the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.
From 1979 to 1982 he was Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the People's Republic of Angola to Belgium, The Netherlands and the European Economic Community. For four years starting in 1982 he was Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the People's Republic of Angola to Portugal and Spain.
[edit] National Service
In 1985 to 1986 Amb. Van-Dúnem was Deputy Minister of External Relations, Luanda, Angola, from 1986 to 1990 he was the Minister of Justice of Angola, for a year in 1990 he was Minister of Planning of Angola, he attained the post of Prime Minister twice once from 1991 to 1992 and again from 1996 to 1999.
Was Speaker of the National Assembly of Angola from 1992 to 1996. Was Member of the National Assembly of Angola in 1999, while also being a Professor of International Law, History of Political Thought, and is on the Faculty of Law at Catholic University of Angola.
Author of various articles on International Law, Political Sciences and Constitutional Law Participant in the peace process talks in Angola.
One of the main participants during the quadripartite talks on Southern Africa which culminated in the adoption of the New York Agreements on December 22, 1988 and the UNAVEM Agreement
The ambassador has led various Angolan delegations to the UN, OAU and several other international organizations and conferences. In 1969 began work on a Ph.D. thesis on African Boundaries, Aix-en-Provence, France=
