Angola Governo Perfil 2008

Capital

nome: Luanda
coordenadas geográficas: 8 50 S, 13 14 E
diferença do tempo: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Independência

11 Novembro 1975 (from Portugal)

Feriado nacional

Dia da independência, 11 Novembro (1975)

Constitución

adotada by People's Assembly 25 Agosto 1992

Sufrágio

18 anos de idade; universal

Poder Executivo

chefe do estado: Presidente Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS (desde 21 September 1979); note - the president is both chefe do estado and cabeça de governo
cabeça de governo: Presidente Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS (desde 21 September 1979); Fernando de Piedade Dias DOS SANTOS was appointed prime minister on 6 December 2002
cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president
elections: president elected by universal ballot for a five-year term (eligible for a second consecutive or discontinuous term) under the 1992 constitution; Presidente DOS SANTOS originally elected (in 1979) without opposition under a one-party system and stood for reelection in Angola's first multiparty elections 29-30 September 1992 (next to be held in 2009)
election results: Jose Eduardo DOS SANTOS 49.6%, Jonas SAVIMBI 40.1%, making a run-off election necessary; the run-off was not held because SAVIMBI's National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) repudiated the results of the first election; the civil war resumed leaving DOS SANTOS in his current position as the president