of Finance since 2002 Venâncio da Silva Moura (1934-1999), Minister of External Relations from 1992 to 1999 Lopo do Nascimento (born 1942), first Prime Minister of Angola serving from 1975 to 1978 António Agostinho Neto (1922-1979), first President of Angola serving from 1975 to 1979 Pitra Neto (born 1958), Minister of Public Administration, Employment and Social Security from 1992 Domingos Manuel Njinga, member of the Pan-African Parliament José Patrício, ambassador to the UN Anália de Victória Pereira (1941-2008), leader of the Liberal Democratic Party Holden Roberto (1923-2007), politician, Founding member of the National Front for the Liberation of Angola Isaías Samakuva (born 1946), politician, and current leader of UNITA Jonas Savimbi (1934–2002), politician and leader of UNITA Maria Elizabeth Simbrão de Carvalho, ambassador Paulo Teixeira Jorge (born 1934), Minister of External Relations from 1976 to 1984 Fernando José de França Dias Van-Dúnem (born 1952), Prime Minister of Angola from 1991 to 1992 and from 1996 to 1999 Jerónimo Elavoko Wanga (1934-2007), member of the Pan-African Parliament Writers See: List of Angolan writers Henrique Abranches (1932-2004), poet Antero Abreu (1927-2017), poet José Eduardo Agualusa (born 1960), Angola born Portuguese journalist and fiction writer Mário Pinto de Andrade (1928-1990), poet and politician Arlindo Barbeitos (born 1940), poet Dulce Braga (born 1958) Lisa Castel (born 1955), writer and journalist Alberto Graves Chakussanga (1978-2010), murdered Angolan radio journalist Tomaz Vieira da Cruz (1900-1960), poet Viriato da Cruz (1928-1973), poet Lopito Feijóo (born 1963), poet Isabel Ferreira (born 1958) Ernesto Lara Filho (1932-1977), poet António Jacinto (1924-1991), poet and political activist Sousa Jamba (born 1966), Anglophone journalist and novelist Alda Lara (1930-1962), poet Amélia da Lomba (born 1961), writer and journalist Rafael Marques (born 1971), journalist Manuel Rui Monteiro (born 1941), poet Agostinho Neto (1922-1979), poet Ondjaki (born 1977), poet, novelist and dramatist Pepetela, pen-name of Artur Carlos Maurício Pestana dos Santos (born 1941), writer of fiction José de Fontes Pereira (1838-1891), early Angolan journalist Wanda Ramos (1948-1998) Oscar Ribas (1909-2004), novelist Alcides Sakala Simões (born 1953) Ana de Santana (born 1960) Arnaldo Santos (born 1936), poet Paula Tavares (born 1952), poet José Luandino Vieira (born 1935), short-story writer and novelist Uanhenga Xitu (1924-2014), writer and nationalist Other Leila Lopes (born 1986), Miss Universe 2011 Ana Clara Guerra Marques, dancer Adjany Costa (born 1990), conservationist and ichthyologist See also Demographics of Angola List of Angola-related topics List of Portuguese-language poets References