President of Angola

The President of the Republic of Angola is both head of state and head of government in Angola. The President picked a Prime Minister. Most of the decisions are made by the President.

President of the Republic of Angola
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Incumbent João Lourenço since 26 September 2017
Term length	5 years, renewable once
Inaugural holder	Agostinho Neto
Formation	11 November 1975
Deputy	Vice President of Angola
Salary	1,024,207.74 Kwanzas annually[1]

Angola started having a President when they got independence from Portugal. Agostinho Neto was the first President.

In January 2010 the National Assembly decided the party with the most seats in the Assembly would become president. It was no longer a public vote. They also decided there would not be a Prime Minister. Instead the job will be done by the vice-president.^[2]

Presidents of Angola (1975–present)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party	Election	Ref.
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
People's Republic of Angola
1		Neto, AgostinhoAgostinho Neto (1910–1979)	11 November 1975	10 September 1979 †	3 years, 303 days	MPLA	—	[3]
–		Lara, LúcioLúcio Lara (1918–2016) [source?]	11 September 1979	20 September 1979	9 days	MPLA	—	—
2		Santos, JoséJosé Eduardo dos Santos (1935–2022)	21 September 1979	27 August 1992	12 years, 341 days	MPLA	1980 1986	[3]
Republic of Angola
2		Santos, JoséJosé Eduardo dos Santos (1935–2022)	27 August 1992	26 September 2017	25 years, 29 days	MPLA	1992 2008 2012	[3]
3		Lourenço, JoãoJoão Lourenço (born 1943)	26 September 2017	Incumbent	7 years, 295 days	MPLA	2017	[3]

Note: For details of the post of President of Angola, see President of Angola.