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Events from the year 2007 in Angola

Incumbents

  • President: José Eduardo dos Santos[1]
  • Prime Minister: Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos[2]
  • President of the National Assembly: Roberto Francisco de Almeida[3]

Events

January

February

March

April

May

June

  • June 28: A TAAG-Angola Airlines Boeing 737 crashes in northern Angola resulting in the death of at least five passengers on the same day the European Union bans the airline from European airspace.[4]

July

August

  • August 21: The governments of Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo are negotiating over a line demarcating each nation's respective rights to petroleum in the Atlantic Ocean. The DRC is expected to gain exploration rights to billions of untapped barrels worth of oil.[5]

September

  • September 21: Angolan police arrest Jomo Gbomo, the head of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, a rebel organization in Nigeria.

October

November

December

Deaths

  • August 2: Holden Roberto, 84, founder and leader of the FNLA (1962–1999), after long illness.

References

  1. ^ James, W. Martin (1 March 2018). "Historical Dictionary of Angola". Rowman & Littlefield – via Google Books.
  2. ^ James, W. Martin (2018). Historical Dictionary of Angola. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781538111239.
  3. ^ "Virtudes e Fraquezas do Parlamento cessante". ANGONOTÍCIAS.
  4. ^ "Five killed, 66 hurt in Angolan airline crash-landing". News Limited. Archived from the original on December 11, 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-02.
  5. ^ "DRC, Angola to demarcate petroleum exploration zone". People's Daily. Retrieved 2008-03-02.
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