CapitalLuanda Independência11 Novembro 1975 (from Portugal) Feriado nacionalDia da independência, 11 Novembro (1975) Constitución11 Novembro 1975; revisada 7 Janeiro 1978, 11 Agosto 1980, 6 Março 1991, and 26 Agosto 1992 Sufrágio18 anos de idade; universal Poder Executivochefe 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 January 1999); note - the president is both chefe do estado and cabeça de governo
cabinet:Council of Ministers appointed by the president
elections:Presidente DOS SANTOS originally elected (in 1979) without opposition under a one-party system and stood for reelection in Angola's first multiparty elections 28-29 September 1992, the last elections to be held (next to be held NA)
election results:DOS SANTOS received 49.6% of the total vote, making a run-off election necessary between him and second-place finisher Jonas SAVIMBI (40.1% of the vote); the run-off was not held and SAVIMBI's National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) repudiated the results of the first election; the civil war resumed |
