Chief of General Staff (Angola) explained

Post:	Chief of the General Staff
Body:	the Angolan Armed Forces
Incumbent:	Altino Carlos José dos Santos
Incumbentsince:	20 January 2023
Department:	Angolan Armed Forces
Abbreviation:	CEMGFAA
Reports To:	Minister of National Defence
Appointer:	President
Formation:	1975

The Chief of General Staff (; CEMGFAA^[1]) of the Angolan Armed Forces is the highest-ranking military officer in the Angolan military and is responsible for maintaining control over the three service branches of the military.

List of chiefs

Angolan Armed Forces (1992–present)

	Portrait	Name	Term of office
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Army general João de Matos	1992	2001	years	^[3]
2		Army general Armando da Cruz Neto	2001	2003	years
3		Army general Agostinho Fernandes Nelumb	2003	2006	years
4		Army general Francisco Pereira Furtado	2006	2010	years	^[4]
5		Army general Geraldo Nunda	6 October 2010	23 April 2018		^[5] ^[6]
6		Army general António Egídio de Sousa Santos	23 April 2018	20 January 2023
7		Air general Altino Carlos José dos Santos	20 January 2023	Incumbent		^[7]

Notes and References

1. https://comum.rcaap.pt/bitstream/10400.26/7418/1/ART%20873%20Isaias%20Mandele.pdf
2. Book: Fauvet . Paul . Mosse . Marcelo . Carlos Cardoso: Telling the Truth in Mozambique . 2003 . Double Storey Books . Cape Town . 978-1919930312 . 194–195.
3. Web site: Galeria dos Chefes do Estado-Maior-General das FAA . faa.ao . Angolan Armed Forces . 24 August 2021 . pt.
4. News: Dados biográficos do novo Chefe da Casa de Segurança do PR . 24 August 2021 . angop.ao . LUANDA . Agência Angola Press . 31 May 2021 . pt.
5. News: Nunda promovido a general do Exército . 24 August 2021 . angonoticias.com/ . Angop . 6 October 2010 . pt.
6. News: Army chief fired by president . 24 August 2021 . country.eiu.com . The Economist Intelligence Unit . 27 April 2018.
7. News: President appointed Altino dos Santos Chief of General Staff of the Angolan Armed Forces . 18 October 2023 . verangola.ne . 23 January 2023.