Osvaldo de Jesus Serra Van-Dúnem
Appearance
Osvaldo de Jesus Serra Van-Dúnem | |
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Provincial Commissioner of Huambo | |
In office 1989–1992 | |
Preceded by | Marcolino Moco |
Succeeded by | Graciano Mande |
Minister of Youth and Sports | |
In office 1992–1992 | |
Preceded by | Marcolino Moco |
Succeeded by | Justino Fernandes |
Chief of the Military Staff of the President | |
In office 1992–1995 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Hélder Vieira Dias |
Ambassador of Angola to Brazil | |
In office 1995–1999 | |
Preceded by | Manuel Alfredo Salvaterra |
Succeeded by | Gen. Alberto Correia Neto |
Ambassador of Angola to Portugal | |
In office 1999–2002 | |
Preceded by | José G.M. Patrício |
Succeeded by | Assunção dos Anjos |
Minister of the Interior | |
In office 2002–2006 | |
Preceded by | Fernando da Piedade Nandó |
Succeeded by | Roberto Monteiro Ngongo |
Personal details | |
Born | Luanda, Angola | August 8, 1950
Died | 4 February 2006 São Paulo, Brazil | (aged 55)
Political party | MPLA |
Osvaldo de Jesus Serra Van-Dúnem (8 August 1950 – 4 February 2006) was an Angolan politician and diplomat. His surname is of Flemish origin, from the well known Angolan Family, "the Van-Dúnem family". He was appointed Interior Minister on 16 December 2002 by Prime Minister Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos.[1]
From 1999 to 2002, he was the ambassador of Angola to Portugal. He left this post to become the minister. In May 2006, Van-Dúnem died while visiting Brazil.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Dados biográficos de Osvaldo Serra Van-Dúnem" (in Portuguese). ANGOP Angolan News Agency. 5 Feb 2006. Retrieved 8 Mar 2019.
- ^ MPLA Politburo Consternated With Interior Minister`s Death Archived 2006-02-11 at the Wayback Machine AngolaPress, 2 June 2006