2024 in Angola

Events in the year 2024 in Angola.

Incumbents

5 June – A magnitude 5.1 earthquake strikes Benguela Province, injuring 33 people.^[2]
30 July – Angolan 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]

Source:^[5]

4 January - Ruy Mingas, 84, Angolan composer (national anthem), musician, diplomat and politician, deputy (2017–2021).^[6]
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).^[7]

^ "INVESTIDURA DO PRESIDENTE DA REPÚBLICA" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-02-13.
^ "Região Centro-Sul do país regista sismo de 5.4 na escala de Richter". jornaldeangola.ao (in Portuguese). 6 June 2024. 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.
^ "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.