2007 in Angola
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Events from the year 2007 in Angola
Incumbents
[edit ]- President: José Eduardo dos Santos [1]
- Prime Minister: Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos [2]
- President of the National Assembly: Roberto Francisco de Almeida [3]
Events
[edit ]January
[edit ]February
[edit ]March
[edit ]April
[edit ]May
[edit ]June
[edit ]- June 28: A TAAG-Angola Airlines Boeing 737 crashes in northern Angola resulting in the death of at least five passengers on the same day the European Union bans the airline from European airspace.[4]
July
[edit ]August
[edit ]- August 21: The governments of Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo are negotiating over a line demarcating each nation's respective rights to petroleum in the Atlantic Ocean. The DRC is expected to gain exploration rights to billions of untapped barrels worth of oil.[5]
September
[edit ]- September 21: Angolan police arrest Jomo Gbomo, the head of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, a rebel organization in Nigeria.
October
[edit ]November
[edit ]December
[edit ]Deaths
[edit ]- August 2: Holden Roberto, 84, founder and leader of the FNLA (1962–1999), after long illness.
References
[edit ]- ^ James, W. Martin (1 March 2018). "Historical Dictionary of Angola". Rowman & Littlefield – via Google Books.
- ^ James, W. Martin (2018). Historical Dictionary of Angola. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781538111239.
- ^ "Virtudes e Fraquezas do Parlamento cessante". ANGONOTÍCIAS.
- ^ "Five killed, 66 hurt in Angolan airline crash-landing". News Limited. Archived from the original on December 11, 2008. Retrieved 2008年03月02日.
- ^ "DRC, Angola to demarcate petroleum exploration zone". People's Daily. Retrieved 2008年03月02日.