Roberto de Almeida | |
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| President of the National Assembly | |
| In office 3 June 1996 – 30 September 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Fernando José de França Dias Van-Dúnem |
| Succeeded by | Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Roberto António Victor Francisco de Almeida 5 February 1941 Kaxikane (Cachimane),[1] Catete, Bengo, near Luanda, Overseas Province of Angola, Portugal |
| Political party | MPLA |
Roberto António Victor Francisco de Almeida (born 5 February 1941) is an Angolan activist and politician for the MPLA liberation movement and party, lawyer, journalist, writer and poet. He served as Deputy Foreign Minister (1976-1978), Minister of Foreign Trade (1978-1979), Minister of Planning (1979-1981), and the President of the National Assembly of Angola (1996-2008).[1][2][3]
Besides being a politician, Almeida is also an established Portuguese-language writer, under the pseudonym Jofre Rocha.[1][4]
- ^ a b c Beier, Ulli; Moore, Gerald (2007). The Penguin Book of Modern African Poetry. Penguin Classics (4th ed.). London: Penguin Books. p. 301. ISBN 9780140424720. OCLC 466152546. 448 pages. First edition 1963.
- ^ "Perfil - Assembleia Nacional". www.parlamento.ao (in Portuguese).
- ^ "Jofre Rocha. Biografia". portaldaliteratura.com (in Portuguese). Portal da Literatura. Cofomark, Carnaxide, Portugal. 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ "Biografia" (in Portuguese). tirodeletra.com.br. Retrieved 3 Mar 2019.
Nasceu em 05/02/1941, em Caxicane, Angola. Advogado, Cientista social, contista e poeta, participou, ativamente, da guerrilha para libertação do seu país.
[He was born on 05/02/1941 in Caxicane, Angola. Lawyer, social scientist, short story writer and poet, he took an active part in the guerrilla war to liberate his country.]