Adalberto Costa Júnior
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Adalberto Costa Júnior | |
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President of UNITA | |
Assumed office 15 November 2019 | |
Preceded by | Isaías Samakuva |
Personal details | |
Born | Kunje, Portuguese Angola | 8 May 1962
Political party | UNITA |
Adalberto Costa Júnior (born 8 May 1962) is an Angolan politician, current president of UNITA and a member of the National Assembly of Angola.[1]
He trained in electrotechnical engineering at the Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto and in public ethics at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.[2]
He has campaigned against public corruption. He was the godson of Jonas Savimbi.[3]
In November 2019, Júnior was elected as president of the UNITA, ending Isaias Samakuva's 16-year term.[4]
References
- ^ Adalberto Costa Júnior. Assembleia Nacional de Angola. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ "Angola Fala Só: Bilhete Identidade Adalberto Costa Junior". Voaportugues.com. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ Horas, Angola 24. "Angola 24 Horas - Adalberto Costa Júnior espera que luta contra a corrupção não seja uma "gincana de escolhas"". Angola24horas.com. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ "Angola: Adalberto Costa Junior, new leader of Unita - RFI". tellerreport.com. November 16, 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
External links
Wikiquote has quotations related to Adalberto Costa Júnior.
- "Adalberto da Costa Júnior sobre a sucessão na UNITA: ″Tenho condições para concorrer″". Novojornal.co.ao. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
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