Jerónimo Elavoko Wanga Explained

Jerónimo Elavoko Wanga
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Term Start:1975
Term End:?
Predecessor:None
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Term End2:?
Term Start3:2004
Term End3:2007
Birth Date:24 April 1934
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Jerónimo Elavoko Wanga (24 April 1934 - 3 April 2007) was an Angolan politician who was a member of the Pan-African Parliament from 2004 [1] [2] until his death in 2007.[3] Born in 1934 in the Bié Province, Wanga studied mathematics and originally worked as a teacher. He was later elected in Bié's electoral circle.[3] When Angola gained independence from Portugal in 1975, Wanga served as the Minister of Education for the Transitional Government. He was also the second vice president of the National Assembly where he was, among other functions, the chief of the UNITA parliamentary group.[3]

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  1. http://www.africa-union.org/organs/pan%20african%20parliament/List%20of%20Members%20pap.pdf Pan-African Parliament members as of 15 March 2004
  2. http://www.pan-african-parliament.org/AboutPAP_PAPMemberCountries.aspx Pan-African Parliament members, as of 2006
  3. http://www.angonoticias.com/Artigos/item/13120/morte-de-jeronimo-wanga-e-uma-perda-para-a-democracia-considera-presidente-da-an «Morte de Jerónimo Wanga é uma perda para a democracia», considera presidente da AN