2017 in Angola information

This article lists events from the year 2017 in Angola. President: José Eduardo dos Santos (until 26 September), João Lourenço (starting 26 September)...

Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, is a country on the west-central coast of Southern Africa. It is the second-largest Lusophone (Portuguese-speaking)...

General elections were held in Angola on 23 August 2017 to elect the President and National Assembly, although voting was delayed until 26 August at 15...

TAAG Angola Airlines E.P. (Portuguese: TAAG Linhas Aéreas de Angola E.P.) is a state-owned airline and flag carrier of Angola. Based in Luanda, the airline...

(known as Angola, and nicknamed the "Alcatraz of the South", "The Angola Plantation" and "The Farm") is a maximum-security prison farm in Louisiana operated...

The Angola Prison Rodeo, staged at the Louisiana State Penitentiary, is the longest running prison rodeo in the United States. It is held on one weekend...

The economy of Angola remains heavily influenced by the effects of four decades of conflict in the last part of the 20th century, the war for independence...

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...

The 2017 Taça de Angola was the 36th edition of the Taça de Angola, the second most important and the top knock-out football club competition following...

and other aspects. According to 2014 census data, Angola had a population of 25,789,024 inhabitants in 2014. Ethnically, there are three main groups, each...

president of Angola (Portuguese: Presidente de Angola) is both head of state and head of government in Angola. According to the constitution adopted in 2010,...

The People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (Portuguese: Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola, abbr. MPLA), for some years[when?] called the...

The Angola national football team (Portuguese: Seleção nacional de futebol de Angola) represents Angola in men's international football and is controlled...

Events in the year 2024 in Angola. President: João Lourenço Vice President: Esperança da Costa 5 June – A magnitude 5.1 earthquake strikes Benguela Province...

The Angolan Civil War (Portuguese: Guerra Civil Angolana) was a civil war in Angola, beginning in 1975 and continuing, with interludes, until 2002. The...

In southwestern Africa, Portuguese Angola was a historical colony of the Portuguese Empire (1575–1951), the overseas province Portuguese West Africa of...

Angola is a predominantly Christian country with Islam being a minority religion. As of 2014 census, there are 195,000 Muslims in Angola, representing...

of Angola (Portuguese: União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola, abbr. UNITA) is the second-largest political party in Angola. Founded in 1966...

Transport in Angola comprises: Two trans-African automobile routes pass through Angola: the Tripoli-Cape Town Highway the Beira-Lobito Highway Map of Trans-African...

The national flag of Angola came into use when Angola gained independence on November 11, 1975. It is split horizontally into an upper red half and a lower...

Asia. AngoSat 1, Angola's first communication satellite, built by RSC Enegria with a credit from Rosoboronexport, launched in 2017. Angola Telecom is one...

The National Front for the Liberation of Angola (Portuguese: Frente Nacional de Libertação de Angola; abbreviated FNLA) is a political party and former...

Braian Alexander Angola-Rodas (born April 6, 1994) is a Colombian professional basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier...

following Angolan independence. It replaced the escudo at par and was subdivided into 100 lwei. Its ISO 4217 code was AOK. Following a change in currency...

Child Marriage in Angola. In 2017 in Angola, 30% of girls are married off before the 18 yo. 8% are married before they turn 15. "Child marriage around...

settlers in Angola have been of Portuguese ancestry, both in colonial days and today. Germans and Afrikaners settled in southern parts of Angola, with Germans...

Angola is located on the western Atlantic Coast of Southern Africa between Namibia and the Republic of the Congo. It also is bordered by the Democratic...

The 2017 Supertaça de Angola (30th edition) was contested by Primeiro de Agosto, the 2016 Girabola champion and Recreativo do Libolo, the 2016 cup winner...