Joao Lourenco has been sworn in as president of Angola, becoming the first new leader in the oil-rich southern African nation in almost four decades.
Lourenco, 63, took over on Tuesday from Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who ruled the former Portuguese colony for 38 years.
The Portuguese news agency Lusa reports that Lourenco's party - the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola - won 61 percent of the vote in August.
Lourenco will be Angola's first head of state to be constitutionally limited to serving two five-year terms.
Angola:
Capital: Luanda
Lourenco, 63, took over on Tuesday from Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who ruled the former Portuguese colony for 38 years.
The Portuguese news agency Lusa reports that Lourenco's party - the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola - won 61 percent of the vote in August.
Lourenco will be Angola's first head of state to be constitutionally limited to serving two five-year terms.
Who is the newly elected president of Angola? Ans: Jao Lourenco
Angola:
Capital: Luanda
Currency: Angolan kwanza
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