In September 1987, Angolan President, José Eduardo dos Santos, paid an official visit to Portugal, the first for an Angolan head-of-state. (wikipedia.org)
In November 2011, the Portuguese government of Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho finalized a loan from the Angolan government to help Portugal deal with its financial crisis. (wikipedia.org)
In October 2013, Angola threatened to end its special economic partnership with Portugal after high-ranking Angolan leaders became the focus of a money probe by Portuguese prosecutors. (wikipedia.org)
In 2017, as Angolan President dos Santos was due to step down from the Presidency, many of Angola's elite, including the former President's daughter, Isabel dos Santos, have poured billions of dollars into Portugal, including in some of its biggest public companies, wineries, newspapers, sports teams and other trophies of the super rich. (wikipedia.org)
In September 2018, Portuguese Prime Minister, António Costa, traveled to Angola and met with Angolan President, João Lourenço, to repair and smoothen bilateral relations between both nations. (wikipedia.org)
To support the Angolan government's ambition and strategic approach to diversifying the country's economy, we have significantly increased the credit line from one thousand five hundred to two billion euros", announced António Costa , prime minister of Portugal . (africanews.com)
Angola may ask Portuguese authorities to seize assets belonging to Isabel dos Santos, billionaire daughter of a former Angolan president, who is a suspect in a fraud investigation, Angola's attorney general said on Friday. (vanguardngr.com)
The new head of state is well aware that Portugal is the main market for Angolan imports and has set out to increase the tension between the two governments by ignoring Portugal's commercial importance. (expatica.com)
The instability in Europe in the first three decades of the nineteenth century removed Portugal, Britain, France, and Holland from the Angolan slave market. (workmall.com)
Vicente's lawyers and the Angolan government had pushed for the charges against him to be sent to Angola for trial there. (transparency.org)
It also seems likely that the outcome of this case will have a bearing on other ongoing investigations against Angolan nationals suspected of money laundering and other offences in Portugal. (transparency.org)
Responding to pressure from Angolan president João Lourenço before the outcome of the case, the president and prime minister of Portugal had publicly recognized the difficulties the case was posing to political and diplomatic relations between the countries. (transparency.org)
Manuel Vicente is the former head of the all-powerful Angolan state oil company Sonangol and was, until a few months ago, the vice-president of Angola. (transparency.org)
Angola will continue to prioritise relations with Portuguese- speaking countries, including Brazil, as well as with the former colonial power, Portugal, "a country with which longstanding economic, political and cultural ties" have been hampered by a number of Portuguese legal investigations of senior Angolan officials, a situation that should be overcome. (macaudailytimes.com.mo)
Angola Work Visa is a temporary 1-year solution for overseas professionals and technicians who seek to contribute their skills to a developing Angolan economy and especially such booming and privileged sectors as oil and diamond production, mining, and national reconstruction. (one-visa.com)
Being hired by an Angola-based well-established company is the ultimate condition for getting the Angolan work permit. (one-visa.com)
As the work visa for Angola implies an employment contract, both the hiring Angolan firm and the foreigner take part in the application and are being assessed. (one-visa.com)
Foreigners working on Angolan work permits are free to travel out of Angola and in it. (one-visa.com)
Luanda, Angola, 2 April - Angolan state diamond company Empresa de Diamantes de Angola (Endiama) has requested support from the Indian government to set up a partnership with Indian group Tata to manufacture commercial vehicles and helicopters, accoridng to Indian news agency, Press Trust of India (PTI). (macauhub.com.mo)
Therefore, the provisions of the legal systems analyzed will be Decree-Law no. 62- A/2020 and Presidential Decree 117/20 in force in Portugal and Angola res- pectively, in attention to the Portuguese Constitution of 1976 and the Angolan Constitution of 2010. (opiniojurisincomparatione.org)
Luanda3
The Portuguese presence in Angola was consolidated from the second half of the 16th century through the establishment of alliance policies with the local kingdoms, the appointment of governors for the region and the founding of the city of São Paulo de Luanda. (wikipedia.org)
After the constitutionalist triumph in Portugal in 1834, a provisional junta took charge in Luanda. (workmall.com)
Brazil2
As a result, many Portuguese nationals emigrated to Brazil and Angola seeking employment. (wikipedia.org)
Course introduces students to concepts of empire, lusofonia, and the lusotropicalist myth by way of the greatest literary figures of Portugal, Brazil, and the Portuguese Diaspora in their respective cultural contexts. (utah.edu)
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Relations between the two are intrinsically tied because of the Portuguese Empire with Angola under Portuguese rule from 1575-1975. (wikipedia.org)
In 1482, Portuguese explorer Diogo Cão arrived at the mouth of the Congo River, having established relations with the Kingdom of Kongo (which was located in parts of present day northern Angola). (wikipedia.org)
Angola became a colony of Portugal and was incorporated into the Portuguese Empire. (wikipedia.org)
As part of the Portuguese Empire, Angola becomes a major Portuguese trading arena for slaves. (wikipedia.org)
In 1951, Angola's status changed from a colony to an overseas province and in 1956, the early beginnings of a guerrilla independence movement against Portuguese rule, led by the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) which was based in northern Congo. (wikipedia.org)
In 1961, the Portuguese Colonial Wars began in Angola after revolts on coffee plantations left 50,000 Angolans dead. (wikipedia.org)
Dissatisfaction with the government, economic situation in Portugal and the colonial wars, culminated on 25 April 1974, when the Carnation Revolution, a peaceful leftist military coup d'état in Lisbon, ousted the incumbent Portuguese government. (wikipedia.org)
On 15 January 1975, in Alvor, Portugal, a ceasefire agreement was signed between the Portuguese government and the National Liberation Front of Angola (FNLA), the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) and the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) known as the Alvor Agreement. (wikipedia.org)
On 22 February 1976, the Portuguese government formally recognized the People's Republic of Angola and its Government. (wikipedia.org)
In July 1996, Angola and Portugal became founding members of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries. (wikipedia.org)
Furthermore, an estimated 200,000 Portuguese citizens live and work in Angola. (wikipedia.org)
The Portuguese prime minister announced a significant increase in the credit line granted to Angola . (africanews.com)
The attorney generals of Portugal and Angola, Lucilia Gago and Helder Pitta Groz, met in Lisbon on Thursday to discuss, among other things, how both countries could collaborate on the dos Santos' case, Pitta Groz told Portuguese broadcaster RTP during a television interview. (vanguardngr.com)
Asked by RTP if Angola could ask Portugal to seize dos Santos' assets, namely her shares in Portuguese companies and Portuguese bank accounts, Pitta Groz said: "It could happen … It could happen. (vanguardngr.com)
Due to obvious reasons, the Portuguese government has every interest in political, economic and social stability in Angola. (eurasiareview.com)
The embassy protects the interests of Angola in Portugal , protects and provides support for Angolans in Portugal , and issues visas to Portuguese and legal residents of Portugal travelling to Angola. (visafromghana.com)
However, lower Portuguese courts resisted this, finding in favour of the Portuguese Prosecutor's Office who argued that it was unlikely Vicente would ever face trial if the charges were sent to Angola. (transparency.org)
The Portuguese Court of Appeals sent the trial to Angola under judicial cooperation agreements between the two countries. (transparency.org)
Portugal's purchases from Angola increased 15.8 percent, exceeding one billion euros, according to data from the Portuguese National Statistics Institute (INE). (verangola.net)
Angola, as usual, is the Portuguese-speaking African country that has a more solid commercial relationship with Portugal, as the second largest destination for Portuguese exports, Cape Verde, represented sales of only 284 million euros last year. (verangola.net)
Although its territory has been inhabited since the Paleolithic Era , modern Angola originates in Portuguese colonization , which began with, and was for centuries limited to, coastal settlements and trading posts established from the 16th century onwards. (wn.com)
As a Portuguese colony , Angola did not encompass its present borders until the early 20th century, following resistance by groups such as the Cuamato, the Kwanyama and the Mbunda . (wn.com)
Portuguese Angola or Portuguese West Africa are the common terms by which Angola is designated when referring to the historic period when it was a Portuguese overseas territory in southwestern Africa. (wn.com)
The former Portuguese Angola became an independent country in 1975 and now forms the Republic of Angola. (wn.com)
The history of Portuguese presence on the territory of contemporary Angola lasted from the arrival of the explorer Diogo Cão in 1484 until the decolonization of the territory in 1975. (wn.com)
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The figures show that imports from Angola to Portugal fell from 1.5 billion euros in 2018 to 1.2 billion euros last year. (verangola.net)
The EIU recalls in its latest report on Angola that Lourenço, in an effort to diversify economic and diplomatic relations in Europe, visited France and Belgium in 2018 before visiting Portugal later that year. (macaudailytimes.com.mo)
Angola's2
On 11 November 1975, Angola's independence was proclaimed, which Portugal recognized as a sovereign state. (wikipedia.org)
The new President of Angola, João Lourenço, did not mention Portugal in his inaugural speech in which he noted the country's "principal partners" and welcomed others who "respected Angola's national sovereignty. (expatica.com)
Mozambique2
However, drought and flooding have impacted crop development and will result in reduced yields in south-western Angola, northern Namibia, southern Malawi and Mozambique. (agroportal.pt)
As of July 1992, HIV-2 was endemic in parts of West Africa and an increased prevalence of HIV-2 had been reported in Angola, France, Mozambique, and Portugal. (cdc.gov)
In 2002, in collaboration with the National Health Institute of Lisbon, Portugal, the hospital established a basic bacteriology laboratory and provided staff training ( 4 , 5 ). (cdc.gov)
Brasil3
O estudo exploratório que apresentamos neste texto é resultado da análise qualitativa de cinco notícias sobre casos de corrupção em Portugal e no Brasil, que foram interrelacionados pela investigação judiciária, com desdobramentos em Angola, um país africano de língua portuguesa. (obercom.pt)
A cobertura jornalística e a mediatização desta problemática foram investigadas num projecto desenvolvido em Portugal e no Brasil entre 2012 e 2015. (obercom.pt)
According to José Luís Arnaut, managing partner of CMS Portugal, "In 2019 we defined a clear growth strategy for Lusophone Africa with the integration of Alberto Galhardo Simões and his team. (iberianlawyer.com)
Purchases from Portugal to Angola increased from 928 million euros to more than 1 billion euros, resulting in a 15.8 percent increase in 2019. (verangola.net)
Bilateral relations between Portugal and Angola are cyclically faced with periods of major political tension. (eurasiareview.com)
Congo2
He has finally outlined the contours of a new policy that breaks with a colonial past, which is still not forgotten, before embarking on an important trip to Central Africa (Gabon, Angola, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo) on Wednesday. (worldcrunch.com)
Angola is spending about 9% of the government budget on defence as it attempts to modernise its forces and maintain a strong position with regard to instability in central Africa, particularly its neighbour the Democratic Republic of Congo. (defenceweb.co.za)
Algeria1
Ghana and Angola finished one-two in Group E while Tanzania forced an unlikely goalless draw away in Algeria to also go advance. (yahoo.com)
Country's2
Japan has historically been cautious about investing in Angola because of the country's operating environment, and this latest investment is a welcome omen for the government's reform agenda," it said. (macaudailytimes.com.mo)
Please take into account that Angola government requires some documents to be endorsed in the country's embassy before attaching them to the Angola work visa application. (one-visa.com)
Africa2
Angola is under the assistance of the International Monetary Fund, which, according to Africa Monitor, already translates into a "more favorable environment in which Angola is now negotiating international credits. (macaudailytimes.com.mo)
Africa Monitor reported that in January, in what are considered "very favorable" conditions, Angola negotiated at least two loans with British banks, for which the interest rate applied, Libor +1.5 percent (in pounds sterling/euro/yen) is lower than that of loans negotiated with China (an average of 3.4 percent). (macaudailytimes.com.mo)
Cooperation3
On 26 June 26 1978, the Presidents of Portugal and Angola participated in a joint signing ceremony of an Agreement for General Cooperation between both countries, in Bissau. (wikipedia.org)
Portugal has been providing training through its Technical Military Cooperation (CTM) programme. (defenceweb.co.za)
19751
Donee of the Kingdom of Sebaste (1575-1588) Captaincy-General of the Kingdom of Angola (1588-1834), Province of Angola (1834-1926), Colony of Angola (1926-1951), Province of Angola (1951-1972) and State of Angola (1972-1975). (wn.com)
Portugal's1
Angola named dos Santos a formal suspect over allegations of mismanagement and misappropriation of funds during her time as chairwoman of state oil company Sonangol, while Portugal's market watchdog has opened inquiries into various firms in which she holds stakes. (vanguardngr.com)
Cristiano Ronaldo2
DOHA - Cristiano Ronaldo drew a line under a tumultuous tournament build-up as he wrote his name in the record books to become the first man to score in five World Cups in a 3-2 victory for Portugal over Ghana on Thursday. (zawya.com)
Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo took his international tally to 93 goals when he scored four times on Tuesday. (vanguardngr.com)
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NOTE: The information regarding Angola on this page is re-published from The Library of Congress Country Studies. (workmall.com)
Lisboa2
Terremoto en Lisboa, pintura de Joao Glama (1708-1792), 1755. (gdacs.org)
Nunca se vio una mañana más hermosa que la del 1 de noviembre", escribió el reverendo Charles Davy en 1755, uno de los muchos extranjeros que vivían en Lisboa. (gdacs.org)
Embassy1
As the official representation of Angola, the Embassy covers all matters concerning diplomatic relations between the two countries. (visafromghana.com)
Inaugural1
Portugal added the inaugural Nations League title to their Euro 2016 triumph as Goncalo Guedes's strike on the hour won an underwhelming final 1-0 against the Netherlands in Porto on Sunday. (vanguardngr.com)
Ghana5
Ghana, Angola and Tanzania are through to January's African Cup of Nations finals, finishing in the top two of their respective groups after the latest qualifying matches. (yahoo.com)
Substitute Ernest Nuamah scored two minutes from time to secure a come-from-behind 2-1 victory for Ghana over the Central African Republic in Kumasi, while Angola also qualified despite being held to a goalless draw in Lubango by already-eliminated Madagascar. (yahoo.com)
Ghana finished top of Group E on 12 points with Angola on nine, two more than the Central African Republic, who had needed to win their final match to qualify for the first time. (yahoo.com)
Joao Felix produced a delicate finish to give them the lead and Rafael Leao added a third to hand Portugal their first win in the opening match of the World Cup since 2006, even if Osman Bukari pulled another one back for Ghana late on. (zawya.com)
The win was not the most convincing for Portugal, and will come as some relief for Fernando Santos's side, who top the group with three points and next face Uruguay on Monday, when Ghana play South Korea. (zawya.com)
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Sales of goods and services from Portugal to Angola fell 18.1 percent last year to 1.2 billion euros. (verangola.net)
Santos1
Pitta Groz told SIC dos Santos and other suspects, regardless of their nationality, should face justice in Angola. (vanguardngr.com)
Countries2
The article aims to analyze how the legislation created to face the Covid-19 pandemic in Portugal and Angola could promote environmental setbacks, to the extent that the promulgation of some legal diplomas puts at risk efforts to build a thinking aimed at sustainable development, observing the constitutional texts of those countries, which provide rights and duties for the preservation of a healthy and balanced environment. (opiniojurisincomparatione.org)
The Nephites retreated towards the north countries and came to Angola and fortified the city during the period of A.C. 327-328, but were unable to withstand the Lamanites' attacks and were driven from the city. (wn.com)
Spain1
It represents the main source of information in the legal business sector in Spain and Portugal. (iberianlawyer.com)
The entire Portugal team raced down the touchline to pile on top of the 37-year-old, who surpassed Pele, Uwe Seeler and Miroslav Klose as the only player to find the net in five separate men's World Cups. (zawya.com)
When the trial began in January this year, we called it a historic date in the complicated relationship between Angola and Portugal. (transparency.org)
That same year, Angola descended into an intense civil war that lasted until 2002. (wn.com)