| Chief of the General Staff of the Angolan Armed Forces | |
|---|---|
| Chefe do Estado Maior-General das Forças Armadas Angolanas | |
|
Incumbent António Egídio de Sousa Santos since 23 April 2018 | |
| Angolan Armed Forces | |
| Abbreviation | CEMGFAA |
| Reports to | Minister of National Defence |
| Appointer | President |
| Formation | 1975 |
| Website | Official website |
The Chief of General Staff (Portuguese language: Chefe do Estado Maior-General das Forças Armadas Angolanas
- CEMGFAA[1]) of the Angolan Armed Forces is the highest-ranking military officer in the Angolan military and is responsible for maintaining control over the three service branches of the military.
List of chiefs[]
People's Armed Forces of Liberation of Angola (1975–1992)[]
| No. | Name (birth–death) |
Term of office | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||
| ? | Lieutenant general António França (born 1938) |
1982 | 1988 | 5–6 years | [2] |
Angolan Armed Forces (1992–present)[]
| No. | Name (birth–death) |
Term of office | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||
| 1 | Army general João de Matos (1955–2017) |
1992 | 2001 | 8–9 years | [3] |
| 2 | Army general Armando da Cruz Neto |
2001 | 2003 | 1–2 years | [3] |
| 3 | Army general Agostinho Fernandes Nelumb |
2003 | 2006 | 2–3 years | [3] |
| 4 | Army general Francisco Pereira Furtado (born 1958) |
2006 | 2010 | 3–4 years | [3][4] |
| 5 | Army general Geraldo Nunda (born 1952) |
6 October 2010 | 23 April 2018 | 7 years, 199 days | [5][6] |
| 6 | Army general António Egídio de Sousa Santos |
23 April 2018 | Incumbent | 6 years, 216 days | [6] |
References[]
- ↑ https://comum.rcaap.pt/bitstream/10400.26/7418/1/ART%20873%20Isaias%20Mandele.pdf[bare URL PDF]
- ↑ Fauvet, Paul; Mosse, Marcelo (2003). Carlos Cardoso: Telling the Truth in Mozambique. Cape Town: Double Storey Books. pp. 194–195. ISBN 978-1919930312.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Galeria dos Chefes do Estado-Maior-General das FAA" (in pt). Angolan Armed Forces. https://faa.ao/pagina/Ex_chefes.
- ↑ "Dados biográficos do novo Chefe da Casa de Segurança do PR" (in pt). angop.ao. Agência Angola Press. 31 May 2021. https://www.angop.ao/noticias/politica/biografia-do-novo-chefe-da-casa-de-seguranca-do-pr/.
- ↑ "Nunda promovido a general do Exército" (in pt). angonoticias.com/. 6 October 2010. http://www.angonoticias.com/Artigos/item/27403.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Army chief fired by president". country.eiu.com. The Economist Intelligence Unit. 27 April 2018. http://country.eiu.com/article.aspx?articleid=296662213.
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