21. Republic Of Angola, Republic Of Angola Government, Republic Of Angola Economy Republic of angola government, Republic of Angola economy. http://zhenghe.tripod.com/a/angola/facts2.html

SITE NAVIGATION HOME COUNTRIES A-D COUNTRIES E-K COUNTRIES L-R ... ADD YOURSELF TO THE ATLAS! COUNTRY NAVIGATION INTRODUCTION GEOGRAPHY PEOPLE GOVERNMENT ... LETTERS AND PICTURES Republic of Angola Republica de Angola former: People's Republic of Angola s="na";c="na";j="na";f=""+escape(document.referrer) Click Here to view visitor stats MAPS! Clipart.com. Unlimited access to more than 5,000,000 clipart images, animations, photos, fonts, and sounds! Click here to get a free 14-day trial of RealRhapsody Global Gallery: Browse 1000's of Art Prints and Posters Free Animated Aquarium Screensaver! "Napster Official Site - Get Free Trial!" www.ebay.com Bob Starkgraf GOVERNMENT Country name: conventional long form: Republic of Angola conventional short form: Angola local short form: Angola former: People's Republic of Angola local long form: Republica de Angola Government type: republic, nominally a multiparty democracy with a strong presidential system Capital: Luanda Administrative divisions: 18 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia); Bengo, Benguela, Bie, Cabinda, Cuando Cubango, Cuanza Norte, Cuanza Sul, Cunene, Huambo, Huila, Luanda, Lunda Norte, Lunda Sul, Malanje, Moxico, Namibe, Uige, Zaire

22. Regional: Africa: Angola: Government And Politics - Open Site Regional Africa angola government and Politics Open Site. http://open-site.org/Regional/Africa/Angola/Government_and_Politics/

Open Site The Open Encyclopedia Project home submit content become an editor the entire directory only in Angola/Government_and_Politics Top Regional Africa Angola : Government and Politics Overview Angola changed from a one-party Marxist-Leninist system ruled by the MPLA to a nominal multiparty democracy following the 1992 elections, in which President dos Santos won the first-round election with more than 49% of the vote to Jonas Savimbi's 40%; a runoff never took place. The Constitutional Law of 1992 establishes the broad outlines of government structure and delineates the rights and duties of citizens. The government is based on ordinances, decrees, and decisions issued by a president and his ministers or through legislation produced by the National Assembly and approved by the president. The parliament is generally subordinate to the executive. Few opportunities exist for opposition parties to challenge MPLA dominance. A multi-party constitutional reform process is underway in parliament. President dos Santos has stated he intends to organize new parliamentary and presidential elections after the approval of a new constitutioncurrently under debateand following consultations with political parties and civil society. The leading opposition parties, including UNITA, favor a 2005 date. The MPLA has announced its preference for elections in 2006. Angola is governed by a president who is assisted by a prime minister and 30 cabinet ministers, all appointed by the president. Political power is concentrated in the presidency. The executive branch of the government is composed of the president (head of state and government), the prime minister, and the Council of Ministers. The Council of Ministers, composed of all government ministers and vice ministers, meets regularly to discuss policy issues. The President, the Council of Ministers, and individual ministers in their areas of competence have the ability to legislate by decree.

23. Angola Government 2002 - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resou angola government 2002 Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, NaturalResources, Current Issues, International Agreements, Population, http://www.greekorthodoxchurch.org/wfb2002/angola/angola_government.html

2002 INDEX Country Ranks DEFINITIONS Introduction ... History Government Gov. Leaders Flags Economy Communications ... [TOP] Angola Government - 2002 http://www.greekorthodoxchurch.org/wfb2002/angola/angola_government.html SOURCE: 2002 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Country name conventional long form: Republic of Angola conventional short form: Angola local short form: Angola former: People's Republic of Angola local long form: Republica de Angola Government type republic, nominally a multiparty democracy with a strong presidential system Capital Luanda Administrative divisions 18 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia); Bengo, Benguela, Bie, Cabinda, Cuando Cubango, Cuanza Norte, Cuanza Sul, Cunene, Huambo, Huila, Luanda, Lunda Norte, Lunda Sul, Malanje, Moxico, Namibe, Uige, Zaire Independence 11 November 1975 (from Portugal) National holiday Independence Day, 11 November (1975) Constitution 11 November 1975; revised 7 January 1978, 11 August 1980, 6 March 1991, and 26 August 1992 Legal system based on Portuguese civil law system and customary law; recently modified to accommodate political pluralism and increased use of free markets Suffrage 18 years of age; universal

24. Angola Government 2001 - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resou angola government 2001 Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, NaturalResources, Current Issues, International Agreements, Population, http://workmall.com/wfb2001/angola/angola_government.html

2000 INDEX 1999 INDEX 1998 INDEX 1996 INDEX ... People Government Gov. Leaders Economy Communications Transportation ... [TOP] Angola Government 2001 http://www.photius.com/wfb2001/angola/angola_government.html SOURCE: 2001 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Country name: conventional long form: Republic of Angola conventional short form: Angola local long form: Republica de Angola local short form: Angola former: People's Republic of Angola Government type: transitional government, nominally a multiparty democracy with a strong presidential system Capital: Luanda Administrative divisions: 18 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia); Bengo, Benguela, Bie, Cabinda, Cuando Cubango, Cuanza Norte, Cuanza Sul, Cunene, Huambo, Huila, Luanda, Lunda Norte, Lunda Sul, Malanje, Moxico, Namibe, Uige, Zaire Independence: 11 November 1975 (from Portugal) National holiday: Independence Day, 11 November (1975) Constitution: 11 November 1975; revised 7 January 1978, 11 August 1980, 6 March 1991, and 26 August 1992 Legal system: based on Portuguese civil law system and customary law; recently modified to accommodate political pluralism and increased use of free markets

25. Angola Government Government of Angola. Country name conventional long form Republic of Angolaconventional short form Angola local long form Republica de Angola local http://www.abacci.com/atlas/politics.asp?countryID=125

26. 1Up Travel > Angola Government - Facts On Government Of Angola Is Here. Wanted to find out info about Government of Angola with respect to Country name,Data code, Dependency status, Government type, Capital, http://www.1uptravel.com/international/africa/angola/government.html

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27. Foreign Policy In Focus - Self-Determination - Regional Conflict Profile - Angol In 1993, the Clinton administration recognized the angola government. That sameyear, the UN Security Council imposed an arms and fuel embargo on UNITA. http://selfdetermine.irc-online.org/conflicts/angola_body.html

Self-Determination Conflict Profile Angola By Thomas Turner OVangola.pdf History Angola's ethnic conflicts are products of a double colonization. The arrival of the Portuguese in the 15th century inaugurated four centuries of informal colonialism, during which Angola exported slaves to Brazil. In the hinterland, Africans sold slaves to traders acting as intermediaries for Luanda's Creole merchants (generally Portuguese-speaking, mixed race, Catholic). With formal colonization, beginning late in the 19th century, the Creoles became mere adjuncts to the new Portuguese colonial masters. Africans of the hinterland, compelled to work by colonial laws, could produce cash crops or hire themselves out as laborers in Portuguese agricultural or commercial concerns, of which the most successful were the coffee plantations in the Kongo area. Those Kongo who did not work on the plantations migrated to the Belgian Congo while some became successful business owners. The Ovimbundu had to seek employment on the coffee plantations, since their agricultural economy of the central highlands was too weak to sustain their large population. By the 1950s, there were two deeply frustrated, opposed social groups: the weakened Creole elites and the black Africans of the interior, poor and uneducated. The Mbundu living east of Luanda were a partial exception in that they were accustomed to interaction with the Creoles.

28. Angola: Government US cultivates Angola as oil supplier despite claims of government corruption, Powell encourages continued ceasefire between Angola s government, http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/world/A0856618.html

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29. Angola Profile: Government Africa angola government 1976, 0th of 175. United Nations mission,Http//www.angolamissionun.org Http//www.angola.org/ Http//www.angola.org/ http://www.nationmaster.com/country/ao/Government

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30. ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Angola: Government And UNDP Sign Accord On De-m angola government and UNDP sign accord on demining. Luanda, 05/25 - Representativesof the Angolan government and of the United Nations Development http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/ACIO-6CQRY7?OpenDocument

31. Angola: MPLA Inflicts New Defeats On UNITA The Popular Movement for the Liberation of angola government launched a determinedmilitary attack on the rebel forces of the Union for Total Independence http://www.wsws.org/articles/1999/nov1999/ango-n16.shtml

Enter email address to receive news about the WSWS Add Remove SEARCH WSWS English German ON THE WSWS Donate to the WSWS! Contact the WSWS ... Books Online OTHER LANGUAGES German French Italian Russian ... Indonesian LEAFLETS Download in PDF format WSWS Africa Angola: MPLA inflicts new defeats on UNITA By Barry Mason 16 November 1999 Use this version to print The Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola government launched a determined military attack on the rebel forces of the Union for Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) in September. As the beginning of the rainy season, September normally marks a scaling down of military activity, but this year was an exception. This region of the Central Highlands has been a zone of control for the UNITA forces, which enabled it to direct up to 70 percent of the Angolan countryside. The government had only been able to control the majority of the cities and big towns. An Africa Confidential Newsletter report said that the government had used Brazilian EMB-312 Tucano jets flown from the Catombela airbase in Benguela Province. A report in the Zimbabwe Independent of November 5 states that 2,000 Zimbabwean troops have been deployed in Angola to aid the MPLA troops. The same report claims that Savimbi has now sought refuge in Uganda.

32. DEHAI NEWS MAILING LIST ARCHIVE: [dehai-news] Reuters: Angola Government Says UN dehainews Reuters angola government Says UNITA s Savimbi Killed and wonwidespread recognition as the government of Angola. http://www.dehai.org/archives/dehai_news_archive/feb02/0328.html

[dehai-news] Reuters: Angola Government Says UNITA's Savimbi Killed New Message Reply About this list Date view ... Author view From: Simon Stefanos ( SStefanos@starpower.net Date: Fri Feb 22 2002 - 20:20:31 EST Angola Government Says UNITA's Savimbi Killed Last Updated: February 22, 2002 05:11 PM ET By Justin Pearce LUANDA (Reuters) - Angolan UNITA rebel leader Jonas Savimbi, who battled the Luanda government for decades in one of Africa's longest-running wars, was killed in a clash with government troops on Friday, Angolan state media reported. "In Moxico province, Jonas Malheiro Savimbi died in combat," Angolan national radio said. An Angolan presidential spokesman told a Portuguese radio station that government forces had Savimbi's body and planned to display it. A source close to UNITA, contacted in Lisbon, had no immediate comment on the report. Savimbi was the founding father of UNITA, which he says was born as an army of "12 people with knives," leading the rebel movement since 1966. Fighting in the former Portuguese colony in southwestern Africa has dragged on since 1975 and claimed an estimated one million lives.

33. Angola: Government Army Demobilizes Child Soldiers angola government ARMY DEMOBILIZES CHILD SOLDIERS. LUANDA The government armyThursday began a longawaited demobilization of thousands of child http://pangaea.org/street_children/africa/ango3.htm

Kenya: Sniffing Glue STREET CHILDREN Africa Sapa-AP 30 January 1997 ANGOLA: GOVERNMENT ARMY DEMOBILIZES CHILD SOLDIERS LUANDA The government army Thursday began a long-awaited demobilization of thousands of child soldiers it drafted into its two-decade civil war against UNITA rebels. A group of 213 child soldiers formally left the army ranks in an official ceremony here marking another small step forward in the slow-moving implementation of 1994 peace accords signed by government and rebels. The kids, not wearing uniform or carrying guns, stepped forward for a handshake with military top brass that marked their departure from military service. The United Nations, which brokered the peace deal to end the devastating conlict, estimates that 7,000 children who took up guns in the fighting are still in army ranks on both sides. During the war, teenagers were a frequent sight on front lines. There are no figures on how many were killed but several thousand were maimed by landmines. The kids would be uniformed just like adult soldiers and would choose "noms de guerre," war aliases, just like their older comrades in arms. The main difference was that they were dwarfed by the deadly weapons they carried.

34. Angola Government Information Travel Document Systems; Passport and Visa Services. This is the site for thelatest Travel Information and the most complete collection of online Visa http://www.traveldocs.com/ao/govern.htm

Angola Africa GOVERNMENT Angola changed from a one-party Marxist-Leninist system ruled by the MPLA to a nominal multiparty democracy following the 1992 elections, in which President dos Santos won the first-round election with more than 49% of the vote to Jonas Savimbi's 40%; a runoff never took place. The Constitutional Law of 1992 establishes the broad outlines of government structure and delineates the rights and duties of citizens. The government is based on ordinances, decrees, and decisions issued by a president and his ministers or through legislation produced by the National Assembly and approved by the president. The parliament is generally subordinate to the executive. Few opportunities exist for opposition parties to challenge MPLA dominance. President dos Santos has proposed that general elections be held in 2006. A multi-party constitutional reform process will resume following elections. Angola is governed by a president who is assisted by a prime minister and 30 cabinet ministers, all appointed by the president. Political power is concentrated in the presidency. The executive branch of the government is composed of the president (head of state and government), the prime minister, and the Council of Ministers. The Council of Ministers, composed of all government ministers and vice ministers, meets regularly to discuss policy issues. The President, the Council of Ministers, and individual ministers in their areas of competence have the ability to legislate by decree.

35. CIA - The World Factbook -- Angola Features map and brief descriptions of the geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues. http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ao.html

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36. Angola: Welcome To The Official Web Site Of The Republic Of Angola angola the official web site of the republic of angola. President Dos SantosAnnounces government Reshuffle (Luanda, October 23, 2004) http://www.angola.org/

President Dos Santos' Speech at the Opening of the MPLA Central Committee Meeting (Luanda, February 18, 2005) President Dos Santos' New Years Address to the Nation (Luanda, December 30, 2004) As conclusões do recente Encontro de Quadros Angolanos na Diáspora. (Luanda 18 de Novembro de 2004, Adobe Acrobat file) Discurso Do Presidente Angolano por Ocasião do 29º Aniversário da Independência Nacional (Luanda, 11 de Novembro de 2004) President Dos Santos Announces Government Reshuffle (Luanda, October 23, 2004) VISITOR FAVORITES O Pensador Newsletter UN Mission Observer Angola's Institute of Private Investment Guide to Opportunities in the Hotel and Tourism Sectors ... Esquina Dos Expatriados De Angola Sign our Guest Book and receive e-mail updates of important news. BASIC FACTS At A Glance US-Angolan Relations Economic Potential A Public Service Of: The Embassy of The Republic of Angola 2100-2108 16th Street, NW Washington, DC 20009 202-785-1156 phone 202-785-1258 fax Photos, graphics, audio and/or video materials shall not directly or indirectly be published or redistributed in any medium without the written permission of the Embassy of Angola, Washington, DC. (É proibida a publicação directa ou indirecta ou redistribuição de fotografias, gráficos, áudio ou material de vídeo sem a permissão expressa da Embaixada de Angola, Washington, DC.) The Government of Angola is substantially assisted in the development and maintenance of this World Wide Web site by C/R International, L.L.C., Washington, D.C. which is registered pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 612 with the U.S. Department of Justice, where its registration and this Home Page is available for public inspection. Registration does not indicate approval of this material by the United States Government.

37. Politics government Profile Structure The Constitution of the Republic of angola Profiles of government Officials Key angolan government Contacts http://www.angola.org/politics/

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38. GUIDE TO LAW ONLINE: Angola Annotated compendium of online sources providing access to primary documents, legal commentary and general government information about specific jurisdictions and topics. http://www.loc.gov/law/guide/angola.html

Law Library of Congress Global Legal Information Network Library of Congress Guide to Law Online ... Index Angola Republic of Angola / Constitution Executive Judicial Legislative ... General Sources (includes LC Portals: Angola CONSTITUTION Constitutional Law of the Republic of Angola (Republic of Angola Embassy, Reference Center) in English International Constitutional Law: Angola offers English translation of the 1992 Constitution plus background notes, and a key number system to locate parts EXECUTIVE President; Council of Ministers JUDICIAL COURTS: Tribunal da Relacao LEGISLATIVE PARLIAMENT: Assembleia Nacional; includes the of selected laws in Portuguese GLIN: Global Legal Information Network (Law Library of Congress) offers 1,313 searchable English-language abstracts of laws, decrees and regulations issued from November 1975 to the present NATLEX: Angola (International Labour Organisation) database of national laws on labor, social security and related human rights

39. Angola - Government thousands windows on the world constantly updated. http://www.exxun.com/Angola/d_gv.html

exxun.com america europe africa ... world Evolving xxlarge UNion - thousands of windows on the world - constantly updated Home Countries Flags Maps ... Notes and Definitions Angola Republica de Angola Flag Introduction Map Geography ... Music Translation Government Angola Country name: conventional long form: Republic of Angola conventional short form: Angola local long form: Republica de Angola local short form: Angola former: People's Republic of Angola Dependency status: void Government type: republic, nominally a multiparty democracy with a strong presidential system Capital: Luanda Administrative divisions: 18 provinces (provincias, singular - provincia); Bengo, Benguela, Bie, Cabinda, Cuando Cubango, Cuanza Norte, Cuanza Sul, Cunene, Huambo, Huila, Luanda, Lunda Norte, Lunda Sul, Malanje, Moxico, Namibe, Uige, Zaire Dependent areas: void Independence: 11 November 1975 (from Portugal National holiday: Independence Day, 11 November (1975) Constitution: 11 November 1975; revised 7 January 1978, 11 August 1980, 6 March 1991, and 26 August 1992; note - new constitution has not yet been approved Legal system: based on Portuguese civil law system and customary law; recently modified to accommodate political pluralism and increased use of free markets

40. Capoeira Angola Center Of Mestre João Grande Oldest capoeira angola mester in the United States, Mestre Joao Grande. The NY based capoeira master recently received recognition form the US Federal government for his work in cultural and folkloric arts. http://www.joaogrande.org/

@import "stylesAdv.css"; Skip Navigation HOME CAPOEIRA ANGOLA CALENDAR ... CONTACT We Are Located At: 104 West 14th St. New York, NY 10011 Tel: (212) 989 6975 E-mail us at: info@joaogrande.org The academy is on the south side of 14th St. Just west of 6th Ave. Ring the 3rd floor buzzer and come on up! Class times Evening classes: Monday through Friday 6:30 to 8:30pm Morning classes: Wednesday and Friday 8:00 to 10:00 am Sunday 10:00 to 12:00 noon Roda: Sunday 2:00 to 7:30pm Classes are $15.00 each. Class cards are $120, and are valid for 10 classes. All classes are open to all levels, beginners included. New students will need to purchase a shirt from the academy for an additional $10.00. Students from other academies may wear shirts from their respective schools. New students should wear comfortable shoes and white pants with a belt. Capoeira Angola Capoeira Angola, an ancient martial art of African origin, is one of the many cultural weapons used to break the chains of enslavement in Brazil. Played close to the ground, Capoeira Angola combines fluid, dance-like movements with kicks, head butts, tripping sweeps and the appearance of playfulness or vulnerability. Music is played on traditional instruments to accompany the players, to teach the rhythmic heart of the art, and also to mask its power. In the eyes of the enslavers it appeared to be a joking and playful acrobatic dance, but eventually its power was realized and Capoeira was outlawed. Death was the penalty paid by those caught playing Capoeira during the slavery era. For almost 400 years Capoeira Angola was taught and practiced in secret, and only in the 1930's did this African martial art become legal to teach and practice.

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