| 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
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. | Portrait | 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 |
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Army general Geraldo Nunda (born 1952) |
6 October 2010 | 23 April 2018 | 7 years, 199 days | [5] [6] |
| 6 |
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Army general António Egídio de Sousa Santos |
23 April 2018 | 20 January 2023 | 4 years, 272 days | [6] |
| 7 |
|
Air general Altino Carlos José dos Santos (born 1957) |
20 January 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 98 days | [7] |
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.
- ^ 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.
| 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
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. | Portrait | 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 | 20 January 2023 | 4 years, 272 days | [6] |
| 7 |
|
Air general Altino Carlos José dos Santos (born 1957) |
20 January 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 98 days | [7] |
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.
- ^ 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.