Marcolino Moco

Marcolino Moco
1st Executive Secretary of the Lusophone Commonwealth
In office 17 July 1996 – July 2000
Succeeded by	Dulce Pereira
3rd Prime Minister of Angola
In office December 2, 1992 – June 3, 1996
Preceded by	Fernando José de França Dias Van-Dúnem
Succeeded by	Fernando José de França Dias Van-Dúnem
Provincial Commissioner of Bié
In office 1986–1987
Preceded by	João Marques Bassovava
Succeeded by	Luís Paulino dos Santos
Provincial Commissioner of Huambo
In office 1987–1989
Preceded by	João Marques Bassovava
Succeeded by	Osvaldo Serra Van-Dúnem
Minister of Youth and Sports
In office 1989–1992
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Osvaldo Serra Van-Dúnem
Personal details
Born	Marcolino José Carlos Moco (1953-06-19) June 19, 1953 Chitue, Ekunha, Angola

Marcolino José Carlos Moco (Chitue, Ekunha, June 19, 1953) is an Angolan politician. He was the 3rd Prime Minister of Angola from December 2, 1992 until June 3, 1996. He served as the first Executive Secretary of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries, also known as the Lusophone Commonwealth.

Career

Moco was fired from his role by President José Eduardo dos Santos. Santos removed the entire cabinet alongside the Governor of the central bank in a bid to be seen as decisive. Moco was a member of the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), the party of the President, which had been the ruling party until 1991, shortly before Moco became Prime Minister (with an interlude by a government of national unity, after which the MPLA again became the ruling party until the present).

CPLP

In July 1996, Moco became the first Executive Secretary of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries, a new international organization which Portugal and most of its former colonies, including Angola, joined. Moco's term as Executive Secretary ended in 2000.

Personal life

Moco's eldest son is Chilala Moco, a photographer based in Angola and Portugal.