Valentim Amões
Valentim Amões | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 11, 1959 |
| Died | January 19, 2008 (aged 48) |
| Nationality |  Angolan |
| Known for | Angolan politician and businessman |
Valentim Amões (4th July 1960 - 19th January 2008) was an Angolan politician and businessman.
Born in the village of Camela (now known as Camela Amões Village) in the Huambo Province, he was a member of the Central Committee of the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), having defected from UNITA.[1]
He was killed along with 12 other people on 19 January 2008, when a B-200 aircraft headed for Huambo City struck the Serra Mbave mountains in the Huambo Province.[2] Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos said that he "was a dynamic, courageous and perspicacious businessman".[3] He was 47 on the day of the tragedy.[4]
References
- ^ Daniel Metcalfe, Blue Dahlia, Black Gold: A Journey Into Angola (Hutchinson, 2013), Arrow Books, 2014, pp. 142–43.
- ^ "Angola: Opposition Unita Regrets Death of Valentim Amões", AllAfrica, 23 January 2008.
- ^ "Angola: Head of State Praises Late Valentim Amões' Entrepreneurial Qualities", AllAfrica, 22 January 2008.
- ^ "Deaths in January 2008". general-books.net. Retrieved 12 September 2017.