Adalberto Costa Júnior

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]

Adalberto Costa Júnior
Adalberto Costa
President of UNITA
Assumed office
15 November 2019
Preceded byIsaías Samakuva
Personal details
Born (1962-05-08) 8 May 1962
Kunje, Portuguese Angola
Political partyUNITA

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

  1. Adalberto Costa Júnior. Assembleia Nacional de Angola. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  2. "Angola Fala Só: Bilhete Identidade Adalberto Costa Junior". Voaportugues.com. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  3. 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.
  4. "Angola: Adalberto Costa Junior, new leader of Unita - RFI". tellerreport.com. November 16, 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2020.


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