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Roberto António Victor Francisco De Almeida
Angola

Roberto António Victor Francisco De Almeida

Chairman of the National Assembly

Date of Birth: 05/02/1941
Place of Birth: Kaxicane, Icolo e Bengo

Ethnicity: Mbundu

Career: Director General, Foreign Affairs Ministry, 1975; Minister of External Trade, 1976; Coordinator, MPLA Urban Committee, Luanda, 1978-79; Deputy President of National Assembly, 1980; Secretary, MPLA ideology sub-committee, 1982; MPLA representative for Bié Province, National Assembly, 1992; President, National Assembly, 1996 to date.

Commentary: A member of the MPLA old guard, Roberto De Almeida has built up a formidable business and political network. With good contacts in Europe, especially in Moscow, he has also developed ties with some French-speaking former activists of Holden Roberto's Frente Nacional de Libertação de Angola (FNLA).