The following is a list of presidents of Angola since the establishment of the office of President in 1975.
The current president is João Lourenço. He assumed the office on 26 September 2017. [1]
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Election | Ref. | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
People's Republic of Angola | ||||||||
1 | Agostinho Neto (1922–1979) |
11 November 1975 | 10 September 1979 † | 3 years, 303 days | MPLA | — | [2] | |
– | Lúcio Lara (1929–2016) Acting [ citation needed] |
11 September 1979 | 20 September 1979 | 9 days | MPLA | — | — | |
2 | José Eduardo dos Santos (1942–2022) |
21 September 1979 | 27 August 1992 | 12 years, 341 days | MPLA |
1979 1986 | [2] | |
Republic of Angola | ||||||||
(2) | José Eduardo dos Santos (1942–2022) |
27 August 1992 | 25 September 2017 | 25 years, 29 days | MPLA |
1992 2012 | [2] | |
3 | João Lourenço (born 1954) |
26 September 2017 | Incumbent | 6 years, 214 days | MPLA |
2017 2022 | [2] |
Note: For details of the post of President of Angola, see President of Angola.