Notable people from the Central/Southern African nation of Angola include: [edit] Clergy [edit] Military [edit] Musicians [edit] Politicians - Nito Alves, member of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola
- Mário Pinto de Andrade (1928–1990), founding member and former president of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola
- Américo Boavida (1923–1968), physician and member of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola
- Maria Mambo Café (born 1945), politician
- Boaventura Cardoso (born 1944), Minister of Culture since 2002
- Abel Apalanga Chivukuvuku, member of the Pan-African Parliament
- Viriato da Cruz (1928–1973), secretary of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola
- António Dembo (1944–2002), politician, rebel and vice-president of UNITA from 1992 to 2002
- José Eduardo dos Santos (born 1942), current President of Angola
- Efigênia dos Santos Lima Clemente, member of the Pan-African Parliament
- Aguinaldo Jaime, current deputy Prime Minister of Angola
- Almerindo Jaka Jamba (born 1949), politician, rebel and former leader of UNITA
- Lúcio Lara, founding member of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola
- Ana Dias Lourenço, Minister of Planning from 1999
- Paulo Lukamba (born 1954), politician, rebel and leader of UNITA from 2002 to 2003
- Marcolino Moco (born 1953), Prime Minister of Angola from 1992 to 1996
- José Pedro de Morais (born 1955), Minister 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
- 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
- Anália de Victória Pereira (born 1941), leader of the Liberal Democratic Party
- Holden Roberto (born 1923), politician, rebel and leader of the National Front for the Liberation of Angola
- Isaías Samakuva (born 1946), politician, rebel and current leader of UNITA
- Jonas Savimbi (1934–2002), politician and rebel leader
- 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, member of the Pan-African Parliament
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