Brito Sozinho | |
Office: | Ambassador of Angola to Mozambique |
Term Start: | 2014 |
Predecessor: | Isaías Jaime Vilinga |
Office1: | Ambassador of Angola to Nigeria |
Term Start1: | 1987 |
Term End1: | 2000 |
Predecessor1: | Armindo Vieira |
Successor1: | Evaristo Domingos Kimba |
Office2: | Ambassador of Angola to Tanzania |
Term Start2: | 2000 |
Term End2: | 2006 |
Predecessor2: | José Agostinho Neto |
Successor2: | Ambrósio Lukoki |
Office3: | Ambassador of Angola to Guinea-Bissau |
Term Start3: | 2006 |
Term End3: | 2011 |
Office4: | Ambassador of Angola to Sweden |
Term Start4: | 2011 |
Term End4: | 2014 |
Predecessor4: | Domingos Culolo |
Successor4: | Isaías Jaime Vilinga |
Birthname: | Brito António Sozinho |
Nationality: | Angolan |
Party: | MPLA |
Brito António Sozinho is an Angolan diplomat. He is currently the ambassador to Mozambique, Swaziland, Malawi and Madagascar. Sozinho previously served as the ambassador to Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Seychelles, Burundi, Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, and Sweden.[1]
Sozinho was a part of the liberation struggle in Angola, and is a very influential diplomat in the Ministry of External Relation in Angola. He is one of wealthiest Angolans and has earned a stake in the country's highly lucrative oil industry.[2]
During his time as Angola's representative to Guinea-Bissau, Sozinho was given the National Order of Merit of Co-operation and Development, which is Guinea-Bissau's highest award.[3]