War broke out again after UNITA rejected the elections, casting allegations of vote-rigging. In August 2013, dos Santos was ranked at number 26 out of the top 100 wealth fund chiefs in the world. Prior to leaving, he appointed close allies to head key sectors of the country's economy — including making his son the head of the sovereign wealth fund and giving his daughter Isabel dos Santos control over the country's state oil giant. In 2011, German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited Angola and even signed a "strategic partnership" with dos Santos. 01 November 2020, Date of Birth: 9 January 1978Place of Birth: Luanda. 51 The MPLA chose dos Santos to be the new president of Angola. 12 The country is the main buyer of Angolan oil and Chinese credit has funded Angolan infrastructure projects. Legal notice | 49 Chairman of the Board of Directors, FSDEA.
State prosecutors in Angola ordered Jose Filomeno dos Santos to be remanded in custody on Monday over a corruption case involving $1.5 billion (€1.28 billion) in fraudulent transactions.
By helping Kabila become president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, dos Santos was able to remove one of UNITA's areas of refuge. Despite the country's oil wealth, many Angolans still live in extreme poverty. The armed forces continued to play an important role in the Angolan president's leadership. 15 37, Number: Each evening at 1830 UTC, DW's editors send out a selection of the day's hard news and quality feature journalism. In 2012, the MPLA took 71.9 percent of the votes. Observers argued that the opposition did not have a fair chance. Three years later, an initial peace accord was signed in Portugal. In 1963, dos Santos received a scholarship to study petrochemistry in the former Soviet Union, where he later went on to train in military communications. He and another former fund manager, Jean-Claude Bastos de Morais, are both accused in the graft case. There were complaints of voter intimidation and poor organization. José Filomeno de Sousa dos Santos, nascido em 1977, é filho do antigo Presidente de Angola, José Eduardo dos Santos, e da sua segunda mulher, Maria Luísa Perdigão Abrantes. The runoff against Jonas Savimbi, the leader of UNITA, never took place. He was appointed to the board in 2012 and succeeded Armando Manuel as Chairman in June 2013. By using our website you consent to all cookies in accordance with our updated Cookie Notice. Jose Filomeno dos Santos, the former head of Angola's sovereign fund, is accused of misappropriating millions of public funds. José Filomeno de Sousa dos Santos, conhecido por Zenú, (Luanda, 9 de Janeiro de 1978), filho do ex Presidente de Angola, José Eduardo dos Santos e de sua segunda mulher Filomena Sousa. Privacy Policy | 1. 8 14 Jose Filomeno de Sousa dos Santos is the Chairman of Fundo Soberano de Angola, the country's sovereign wealth fund. 17 In 1993, the US recognized the MPLA government, which was increasingly embracing capitalism.
In 2013, the presidential guard shot two opposition activists. You can find more information in our data protection declaration. 4 The second parliamentary elections, planned for 1997, did not take place until 2008. This move also established Angola as a leading military power in southern Africa. With this money, Chinese firms have built whole districts in Angola, like Kilamba Kiaxi (pictured). The rankings are an annual measurement process run by The Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute. It is rare to see dos Santos in interviews or press conferences and he seldom gives speeches.
At the age of 19, Jose Eduardo dos Santos joined the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), a Marxist-inspired party fighting for Angola's freedom from Portuguese colonial rule. Contact Although dos Santos handpicked Lourenco as his successor, the current president quickly moved to erase his predecessor's lingering political influence by removing several of his allies from top posts, including firing both his son and daughter. The capital city Luanda was under MPLA control. The leader of the party with the most votes in the parliamentary elections would become president.