Ana Paula dos Santos
Ana Paula dos Santos | |
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| First Lady of Angola | |
| In office 17 May 1991 – 26 September 2017 | |
| President | José Eduardo dos Santos |
| Preceded by | Tatiana Kukanova |
| Succeeded by | Ana Dias Lourenço |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 October 1963 Luanda, Angola |
| Political party | Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Eduane Danilo dos Santos (born 1991) Joseana dos Santos (born 1995) Eduardo Breno dos Santos (born 1998) |
| Alma mater | Agostinho Neto University |
Ana Paula Cristovão Lemos dos Santos ([ˈɐnɐ ˈpawlɐ ðuʃ ˈsɐ̃tuʃ]; born 17 October 1963) is the widow of former president of Angola, José Eduardo dos Santos. She was Angola's First lady from 1991 to 2017.
Early life and education
[edit]Ana Paula Cristovão Lemos dos Santos was born in Luanda, Angola in 1963. She was a fashion model and air hostess on the Angolan presidential aircraft, when she met her future husband José Eduardo dos Santos during the time she was working on presidential flights.[citation needed]
Career
[edit]Between 1990 and 1994, she completed a state teacher training at the National Institute of Education, Luanda.[citation needed] Later she completed a course of law at the Faculty of Law of the Agostinho Neto University.[citation needed] She was Angola's First lady from 1991 to 2017.
Personal life
[edit]Cristovão Lemos married José Eduardo dos Santos on 17 May 1991 and is mother of three children, Eduane Danilo dos Santos (born 29 September 1991), Joseana dos Santos (born 5 April 1995) and Eduardo Breno dos Santos (born 2 October 1998).[1]
A diplomat described the president and first lady as: "a handsome couple, elegantly and expensively dressed, looking for all the world as though they're living in southern California."[2] In 1997, Ana Paula undiplomatically announced that her five-year-old son would enroll at the Portuguese school in Luanda because of the "bad quality" of state education (for which many hold her husband responsible).[citation needed] She has also tried to make her presence felt in administrative matters; a move which has irritated the political mainstream.[citation needed] Also under fire are her business interests, particularly diamonds.[citation needed]
Dos Santos is a patron of the Committee to support rural women (COMUR), supporting with micro-credit funds.[citation needed] She represented her country at the Micro-credit Summit for Heads of States and Governments in Washington, D.C., in 1997.[citation needed]
Dos Santos supports landmine victims. She founded the Lwini Foundation for social solidarity which is dedicated to the support of civilians, particularly women and children.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ana Paula dos Santos (in Portuguese)". CLUB K. 27 October 2009. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ "Ana Paula Dos Santos | Who's Who Profile | Africa Confidential". www.africa-confidential.com. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
- ^ "Founding members of Lwini Fund (in Portuguese)". lwini.og.ao. 12 March 2009. Archived from the original on 12 March 2009. Retrieved 30 March 2024.