Fernando José de França Dias Van-Dúnem
Fernando José de França Dias Van-Dúnem | |
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Prime Minister of Angola | |
In office 3 June 1996 – 29 January 1999 | |
President | José Eduardo dos Santos |
Preceded by | Marcolino Moco |
Succeeded by | Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos (2002) |
In office 19 July 1991 – 2 December 1992 | |
President | José Eduardo dos Santos |
Preceded by | Lopo do Nascimento (1978) |
Succeeded by | Marcolino Moco |
President of the National Assembly | |
In office 26 October 1992 – 3 June 1996 | |
Preceded by | José Eduardo dos Santos |
Succeeded by | Roberto Francisco de Almeida |
Personal details | |
Born | Luanda, MPLA | 24 August 1934
Dr. Fernando José de França Dias Van-Dúnem (born 24 August 1934) is an Angolan political figure who was the First Vice-President of the African Union's Pan-African Parliament.[1] He is a member of the ruling Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) and served as Prime Minister of Angola twice during the 1990s.
He was Prime Minister from June 1991 until December 1992 and was the first Prime Minister appointed since the post was abolished in 1978.[2] After four years out of office, Dias was reappointed as 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 eliminated.
Education
He received a
Early work
From 1964 to 1965 was a
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.[1]
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.[1]
National service
From 1985 to 1986, Van-Dúnem was Deputy
Van-Dúnem was a member of the National Assembly of Angola in 1999. At the same time, he was a
Van-Dúnem was the 71st candidate on the MPLA's national list in the September 2008 parliamentary election.[4][5] Van-Dúnem won a seat in this election, in which MPLA won an overwhelming majority.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Biographical details at PAP website Archived 2015-02-18 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ James, W. Martin (1 March 2018). "Historical Dictionary of Angola". Rowman & Littlefield – via Google Books.
- ^ "Virtudes e Fraquezas do Parlamento cessante". ANGONOTÍCIAS. Archived from the original on 2019-04-25. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
- ^ "Eleições: Lista integral dos candidatos do MPLA, antigo PM Marcolino Moco fora, nova cara Akwá" Archived 2008-08-18 at the Wayback Machine, Angola Xyami, July 5, 2008 (in Portuguese).
- ^ a b List of deputies elected in the 2008 election Archived 2008-09-19 at the Wayback Machine, CNE website (in Portuguese).