Chief of General Staff (Angola)

Chief of the General Staff of the Angolan Armed Forces

Chefe do Estado Maior-General das Forças Armadas Angolanas (Portuguese)

Incumbent
Altino Carlos José dos Santos

since 20 January 2023

Angolan Armed Forces
Abbreviation| CEMGFAA
Reports to| Minister of National Defence
Appointer| President
Formation| 1975
Website| Official website

The Chief of General Staff (Portuguese: Chefe do Estado Maior-General das Forças Armadas Angolanas; CEMGFAA[1]) of the Angolan Armed Forces is the highest-ranking military officer in the Angolan military and is responsible for maintaining control over the three service branches of the military.

## List of chiefs

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### People's Armed Forces of Liberation of Angola (1975–1992)

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No. | Name
(birth–death) | Term of office  | Ref.

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|
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Took office  | Left office  | Time in office
?  | Lieutenant general
António França
(born 1938) | 1982  | 1988  | 5–6 years  | [2]

### Angolan Armed Forces (1992–present)

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No. | Portrait  | Name
(birth–death) | Term of office  | Ref.

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Took office  | Left office  | Time in office
1  |  | Army general
João de Matos
(1955–2017) | 1992  | 2001  | 8–9 years  | [3]
2  |  | Army general
Armando da Cruz Neto | 2001  | 2003  | 1–2 years  | [3]
3  |  | Army general
Agostinho Fernandes Nelumb | 2003  | 2006  | 2–3 years  | [3]
4  |  | Army general
Francisco Pereira Furtado
(born 1958) | 2006  | 2010  | 3–4 years  | [3][4]
5  |  | Army general
Geraldo Nunda
(born 1952) | 6 October 2010  | 23 April 2018  | 7 years, 199 days  | [5][6]
6  |  | Army general
António Egídio de Sousa Santos | 23 April 2018  | 20 January 2023  | 4 years, 272 days  | [6]
7  |  | Air general
Altino Carlos José dos Santos
(born 1957) | 20 January 2023  | Incumbent | 2 years, 59 days  | [7]

## References

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1. ^ https://comum.rcaap.pt/bitstream/10400.26/7418/1/ART 873 Isaias Mandele.pdf [bare URL PDF]
2. ^ Fauvet, Paul; Mosse, Marcelo (2003). Carlos Cardoso: Telling the Truth in Mozambique. Cape Town: Double Storey Books. pp. 194–195\. ISBN 978-1919930312.194-195&rft.pub=Double+Storey+Books&rft.date=2003&rft.isbn=978-1919930312&rft.aulast=Fauvet&rft.aufirst=Paul&rft.au=Mosse,+Marcelo&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Chief+of+General+Staff+(Angola)" class="Z3988">
3. ^ a b c d "Galeria dos Chefes do Estado-Maior-General das FAA". faa.ao (in Portuguese). Angolan Armed Forces. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
4. ^ "Dados biográficos do novo Chefe da Casa de Segurança do PR". angop.ao (in Portuguese). Agência Angola Press. LUANDA. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
5. ^ "Nunda promovido a general do Exército". angonoticias.com/ (in Portuguese). Angop. 6 October 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
6. ^ a b "Army chief fired by president". country.eiu.com. The Economist Intelligence Unit. 27 April 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
7. ^ "President appointed Altino dos Santos Chief of General Staff of the Angolan Armed Forces". verangola.ne. 23 January 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.

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