2024 in Angola
| |||||
| Centuries: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decades: | |||||
| See also: | List of years in Angola | ||||
Events in the year 2024 in Angola.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]- 5 June – A magnitude 5.1 earthquake strikes Benguela Province, injuring 33 people.[2]
- 30 July – President João Lourenço announces that the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda have agreed to a ceasefire following Angola-mediated talks.[3] However, the ceasefire collapses before it formally begins on 4 August amid advances by M23 rebels.[4]
- 2–4 December – US President Joe Biden conducts his only presidential visit to Angola and sub-Saharan Africa.[5]
- 27 December – President João Lourenço issues pardons for 50 prisoners including José Filomeno dos Santos, a son of former president José Eduardo dos Santos who was convicted of fraud.[6]
Holidays
[edit]Source:[7]
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 4 February – Day of the Armed Struggle
- 12–13 February – Carnival
- 8 March - International Women's Day
- 23 March - Southern Africa Liberation Day
- 29 March – Good Friday
- 4–5 April – Angolan Peace Day
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 16–17 September – National Heroes Day Holiday
- 2 November – All Souls' Day
- 11 November – Independence Day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
Deaths
[edit]- 4 January - Ruy Mingas, 84, Angolan composer (national anthem), musician, diplomat and politician, deputy (2017–2021).[8]
- 12 June - Fernando José de França Dias Van-Dúnem, 89, politician, president of the National Assembly (1992–1996) and prime minister (1991–1992, 1996–1999).[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "INVESTIDURA DO PRESIDENTE DA REPÚBLICA" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ^ Com, Grxnet (6 June 2024). "Região Centro-Sul do país regista sismo de 5.4 na escala de Richter". jornaldeangola.ao (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Ceasefire reached in eastern DRC". TRT Afrika. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
- ^ "Congo ceasefire collapses before it begins". Nation. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Biden kicks off two-day Angola visit". France 24. 3 December 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ "Angola's president grants pardons to dozens of prisoners, including predecessor's son". Africanews. 27 December 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
- ^ "Angola Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ "Faleceu Rui Mingas". Jornal de Angola (in Portuguese). Edições Novembro. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Morreu o antigo Primeiro-Ministro e deputado França Van-Dúnem". Jornal de Angola (in Portuguese). Edições Novembro. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
