2022 in Angola
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Events in the year 2022 in Angola.
Incumbents
Events
Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Angola
27 July - The Lulo Rose, a pink diamond, the largest in 300 years, is discovered at the Lulo mine in Lunda Norte Province, Angola.[1]
24 August - 2022 Angolan general election: Angolans vote to elect their president in a tight race between incumbent leftist candidate João Lourenço and center-right candidate Adalberto Costa Júnior.[2]
25 August - The electoral commission announces that President João Lourenço's MPLA has won the general election.[3]
24 September - Thousands of people protest in Luanda, Angola, accusing incumbent president João Lourenço of electoral fraud in the latest election,[4]
Deaths
- 18 May - Fernando Guimarães Kevanu, 85, Roman Catholic prelate.[5]
- 4 July - José Eduardo dos Santos, 79, politician.[6]
References
- ^ "Big pink diamond discovered in Angola, largest in 300 years". AP NEWS. 2022-07-27. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
- ^ "Vote counting begins in Angola, provisional results show MPLA ahead". MSN. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
- ^ Demony, Catarina (2022-08-25). "Angola ruling party close to victory in divisive election". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
- ^ Reuters (2022-09-24). "Thousands in Angola's capital protest alleged electoral fraud". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
- ^ "Angola despede-se de D. Kevanu, bispo emérito de Ondjiva - Vatican News". www.vaticannews.va (in Portuguese). 2022-05-25. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
- ^ Miguel; Gomes; Faus, Joan (2022-07-09). "Angola's former president Jose Eduardo dos Santos dies at 79". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-09-05.