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João Lourenço

1954 - Today

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João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço (born 5 March 1954) is an Angolan politician who is currently serving as the third president of Angola since 26 September 2017. Previously, he was the minister of defence from 2014 to 2017. In September 2018, he became the chairman of the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), the ruling party. He was the party's secretary-general from 1998 to 2003. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. João Lourenço is the 2,107th most popular politician (up from 3,453rd in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Angola (up from 4th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Angolan Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, João Lourenço ranks 2,107 out of 19,576Before him are Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Uzziah, Eric the Victorious, Philipp Scheidemann, Charles Albert of Sardinia, and Henry X, Duke of Bavaria. After him are Britannicus, Otto I, Duke of Saxony, Michael the Brave, Aleksandar Vučić, John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg, and Jehu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, João Lourenço ranks 22Before him are Jean-Claude Juncker, Jim Belushi, Fernando Santos, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Mario Kempes, and Dieter Bohlen. After him are Kazuo Ishiguro, Oprah Winfrey, Serzh Sargsyan, Ray Liotta, Peter J. Ratcliffe, and Stieg Larsson.

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In Angola

Among people born in Angola, João Lourenço ranks 2 out of 67Before him are José Eduardo dos Santos (1942). After him are Agostinho Neto (1922), Jonas Savimbi (1934), Afonso I of Kongo (1456), Alexandre do Nascimento (1925), Fernando Peyroteo (1918), José Águas (1930), Holden Roberto (1923), Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos (1950), Lúcio Lara (1929), and José Baptista Pinheiro de Azevedo (1917).

Among POLITICIANS In Angola

Among politicians born in Angola, João Lourenço ranks 2Before him are José Eduardo dos Santos (1942). After him are Agostinho Neto (1922), Afonso I of Kongo (1456), Holden Roberto (1923), Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos (1950), Lúcio Lara (1929), Fernando José de França Dias Van-Dúnem (1934), Lopo do Nascimento (1942), Paulo Kassoma (1951), Manuel Vicente (1956), and Marcolino Moco (1953).