2023 in Angola
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Events in the year 2023 in Angola.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Angola
- 20 January - The Angola Central Bank cuts interest rates from 19.5% to 18%, the steepest cut since 2018.[2]
- 10 March - Angola announces that it will deploy troops to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, following the failure of a ceasefire between government forces and M23 rebels in North Kivu.[3]
- 21 December - Angola leaves OPEC after disagreements about crude oil production quotas. The price of oil falls by over $1 as a result.[4]
Deaths
[edit]- 26 February – Mário Lucunde, 65, Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Menongue.[5]
- 15 April – Francisco Viti, 89, Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Menongue, archbishop of Huambo.[6]
- 12 June – Reggie Moore, 42, American-born basketball player (men's national team)[7]
- 31 July – Idegarda Oliveira, 92, singer and composer.[8]
- 15 October – Henrique Onambwé, 83, engineer, military officer, politician, co-designer of the national flag.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "INVESTIDURA DO PRESIDENTE DA REPÚBLICA" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ^ "Angola Central Bank Delivers 2023's Biggest Rate Cut to Date". Bloomberg.com. 2023-01-20. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- ^ "DR Congo's M23 ceasefire: Angola to deploy troops after failed truce". BBC News. 2023-03-11. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
- ^ "Angola Announces Exit From OPEC, Jornal de Angola Reports". Bloomberg.com. 2023-12-21. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ Sasembele, Anastácio (27 February 2023). "Angola: Morreu D. Mário Lucunde, Bispo emérito de Menongue". Vatican News (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Morreu Dom Francisco Viti". Jornal de Angola (in Portuguese). Edições Novembro. 16 April 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Reggie Moore passes away at 42". basketnews.com. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Morreu a cantora e compositora angolana Garda, aos 92 anos". RTP Notícias (in European Portuguese). 31 July 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ "Morreu em Portugal o nacionalista angolano Henrique Onambwé vitima de doença". Angola 24 Horas (in Portuguese). 15 October 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
