Chief of General Staff (Angola)
| Chief of the General Staff of the Angolan Armed Forces | |
|---|---|
| Chefe do Estado Maior-General das Forças Armadas Angolanas (Portuguese) | |
Incumbent Altino Carlos José dos Santos since 20 January 2023 | |
| Angolan Armed Forces | |
| Abbreviation | CEMGFAA |
| Reports to | Minister of National Defence |
| Appointer | President |
| Formation | 1975 |
| Website | Official website |
The Chief of General Staff (Portuguese: 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[edit]
People's Armed Forces of Liberation of Angola (1975–1992)[edit]
| 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)[edit]
| No. | Portrait | Name (birth–death) |
Term of office | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| 1 | 
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Army general João de Matos (1955–2017) |
1992 | 2001 | 8–9 years | [3] |
| 2 |
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Army general Armando da Cruz Neto |
2001 | 2003 | 1–2 years | [3] |
| 3 |
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Army general Agostinho Fernandes Nelumb |
2003 | 2006 | 2–3 years | [3] |
| 4 |
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Army general Francisco Pereira Furtado (born 1958) |
2006 | 2010 | 3–4 years | [3][4] |
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Army general Geraldo Nunda (born 1952) |
6 October 2010 | 23 April 2018 | 7 years, 199 days | [5][6] |
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Army general António Egídio de Sousa Santos |
23 April 2018 | 20 January 2023 | 4 years, 272 days | [6] |
| 7 | 
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Air general Altino Carlos José dos Santos (born 1957) |
20 January 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 98 days | [7] |
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d "Galeria dos Chefes do Estado-Maior-General das FAA". faa.ao (in Portuguese). Angolan Armed Forces. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Dados biográficos do novo Chefe da Casa de Segurança do PR". angop.ao (in Portuguese). Agência Angola Press. LUANDA. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Nunda promovido a general do Exército". angonoticias.com/ (in Portuguese). Angop. 6 October 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Army chief fired by president". country.eiu.com. The Economist Intelligence Unit. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ "President appointed Altino dos Santos Chief of General Staff of the Angolan Armed Forces". verangola.ne. 23 January 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.