List of Angolans
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This is a list of notable people from the Central/Southern African nation of Angola.
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[edit] Clergy
- Oscar Lino Lopes Fernandes Braga (born 1931), Roman Catholic bishop of Benguela, Angola since 1975
- Manuel Franklin da Costa (1921–2003), Roman Catholic Archbishop
- Damião António Franklin (born 1950), Roman Catholic Archbishop
- Alexandre do Nascimento (born 1925), Roman Catholic Archbishop from 1977 to 2001
[edit] Military
- João de Matos, military general
[edit] Musicians
- Waldemar Bastos (born 1954), pop musician
- Bonga (born 1943), singer-songwriter of Angolan folk music including Semba
- Paulo Flores (born 1972), Semba musician
- Teta Lando
[edit] Politicians
- Nito Alves, member of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola
- Mário Pinto de Andrade (1928–1990), founding member and former president of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola
- Américo Boavida (1923–1968), physician and member of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola
- Maria Mambo Café (born 1945), politician
- Boaventura Cardoso (born 1944), Minister of Culture since 2002
- Abel Apalanga Chivukuvuku, member of the Pan-African Parliament
- Viriato da Cruz (1928–1973), secretary of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola
- Antonio Dembo (1944–2002), politician, rebel and vice-president of UNITA from 1992 to 2002
- José Eduardo dos Santos (born 1942), current President of Angola
- Efigênia dos Santos Lima Clemente, member of the Pan-African Parliament
- Aguinaldo Jaime, current deputy Prime Minister of Angola
- Almerindo Jaka Jamba (born 1949), politician, rebel and former leader of UNITA
- Lúcio Lara, founding member of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola
- Ana Dias Lourenço, Minister of Planning from 1999
- Paulo Lukamba (born 1954), politician, rebel and leader of UNITA from 2002 to 2003
- Marcolino Moco (born 1953), Prime Minister of Angola from 1992 to 1996
- José Pedro de Morais (born 1955), Minister of Finance since 2002
- Venâncio da Silva Moura (1934–1999), Minister of External Relations from 1992 to 1999
- Lopo do Nascimento (born 1942), first Prime Minister of Angola serving from 1975 to 1978
- Agostinho Neto (1922–1979), first President of Angola serving from 1975 to 1979
- Pitra Neto (born 1958), Minister of Public Administration, Employment and Social Security from 1992
- Domingos Manuel Njinga, member of the Pan-African Parliament
- Anália de Victória Pereira (born 1941), leader of the Liberal Democratic Party
- Holden Roberto (born 1923), politician, rebel and leader of the National Front for the Liberation of Angola
- Isaías Samakuva (born 1946), politician, rebel and current leader of UNITA
- Jonas Savimbi (1934–2002), politician and rebel leader
- Paulo Teixeira Jorge (born 1934), Minister of External Relations from 1976 to 1984
- Fernando José de França Dias Van-Dúnem (born 1952), Prime Minister of Angola from 1991 to 1992 and from 1996 to 1999
- Jerónimo Elavoko Wanga, member of the Pan-African Parliament
[edit] Sports people
- Akwá (born 1977), soccer player
- Flávio Amado (born 1979), soccer player
- Mantorras (born 1982), soccer player
- Rui Marques (born 1977), soccer player
[edit] Writers
- Henrique Abranches (born 1932), poet
- José Eduardo Agualusa (born 1960), Portuguese-Angolan journalist and fiction writer
- Mário Pinto de Andrade (1928–1990), poet
- Boaventura Cardoso (born 1944), fiction writer
- Viriato da Cruz (1928–1973), poet
- José de Fontes Pereira (1838–1891), early Angolan journalist
- António Jacinto (1924–1991), poet
- Alda Lara (1930–1962), poet
- Rafael Marques, journalist
- Agostinho Neto (1922–1979), poet
- Pepetela (born 1941), fiction writer
- Óscar Ribas (1909–2004), novelist
[edit] Others
- Depara (1928–1997), photographer who worked in the Democratic Republic of Congo
- Ana Clara Guerra Marques, dancer
- Chilala Moco (born 1977), photographer
[edit] See also
Hunímano Coelho, Entrepreneur (born 1981 )
