Angolan Olympic Committee

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Angolan Olympic Committee
Angolan Olympic Committee logo
Country/Region Angola
CodeANG
Created17 February 1979 (1979-02-17)
Recognized1980
Continental
Association		ANOCA
HeadquartersLuanda, Angola
PresidentGustavo Dias Vaz da Conceição
Secretary GeneralAntónio Pedro Garcia Monteiro
Websitewww.comiteolimpicoangolano.com/pt

Angolan Olympic Committee (Portuguese: Comité Olímpico Angolano) (IOC code: ANG) is the National Olympic Committee representing Angola. It was created on 17 February 1979 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in February 1980.

History[edit]

The committee was founded on 17 February 1979[1] and was recognised provisionally by the Executive Board of the IOC at Nagoya, Japan in October 1979.[2] This recognition was confirmed at the 82nd Session of the IOC at Lake Placid in February 1980.

Presidents[edit]

President Term
Augusto Lopes Texeira 1979-1980
Augusto Germano de Araujo 1981-1992
Rogerio Torres Cerveira Nunes da Silva 1993-2004
Gustavo Dias Vaz da Conceição 2004–present

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Angola and Olympism" (PDF). Olympic Review (210). International Olympic Committee: 289. April 1985. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Around the National Olympic Committees" (PDF). Olympic Review (145). International Olympic Committee: 669. November 1979. Retrieved 11 January 2013.

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