List of presidents of Angola

The following is a list of presidents of Angola since the establishment of the office of President in 1975.

The current president is João Lourenço. He assumed the office on 26 September 2017.[1]

Presidents of Angola (1975–present)

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party	Election	Ref.
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party	Election	Ref.
People's Republic of Angola
1		Neto, AgostinhoAgostinho Neto (1922–1979)	11 November 1975	10 September 1979 †	3 years, 303 days	MPLA	—	[2]
–		Lara, LúcioLúcio Lara (1929–2016) Acting	11 September 1979	20 September 1979	9 days	MPLA	—	—
2		Santos, JoséJosé Eduardo dos Santos (born 1942)	21 September 1979	27 August 1992	12 years, 341 days	MPLA	1980 1986	[2]
Republic of Angola
2		Santos, JoséJosé Eduardo dos Santos (born 1942)	27 August 1992	25 September 2017	25 years, 29 days	MPLA	1992 2008 2012	[2]
3		Lourenço, JoãoJoão Lourenço (born 1954)	26 September 2017	Incumbent	4 years, 207 days	MPLA	2017	[2]

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

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