📋 Tender Overview
A total of 70 general officers and admirals took office on Tuesday in Luanda, following their recent appointment by Presidential Decree to the management, command and leadership positions of the Angolan Armed Forces (FAA) and the Ministry of Defense, Former Combatants and Veterans of the Homeland (MINDENVP).
Among the 70 officers appointed, 54 were promoted to the ranks of lieutenant general, vice admiral, brigadier and rear admiral, who swore by their honor and loyalty to defend the Angolan homeland.
The Minister of Defense, João Ernesto dos Santos "Liberdade”, presided over the promotion and inauguration ceremony of the general officers and admirals of the FAA.
To those recently promoted and appointed, the governor appealed to the need to carry out their mission with a high sense of responsibility, discipline, acuity and an "unshakable" sense of patriotism.
"Your appointment to perform new functions was not by chance, it followed the criteria enshrined in the Law of National Defense and the Angolan Armed Forces and Military Careers", assured the minister before those sworn in, to whom he wished success in the exercise of their new functions.
With 34 years of service in the FAA, Maria Dinah Espírito Santo Gouveia was promoted to the rank of brigadier and appointed by the President of the Republic, João Lourenço, to serve as head of the Personnel and Staff Directorate of the National Air Force (FAN).
