Jerónimo Elavoko Wanga

Jerónimo Elavoko Wanga
Jerónimo Elavoko Wanga
Minister of Education; Transitional Government
	In office; 1975–?
President	Agostinho Neto
Preceded by	None
Second Vice President of the National Assembly
	In office; ?–?
Member of the Pan-African Parliament
	In office; 2004–2007
Personal details
Born	April 24, 1934; Bié Province, Angola
Died	April 3, 2007 (aged 72); Johannesburg, South Africa

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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^ Pan-African Parliament members as of 15 March 2004 Archived 4 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine
^ Pan-African Parliament members, as of 2006 Archived 2010-08-24 at the Wayback Machine
^ ^a ^b ^c «Morte de Jerónimo Wanga é uma perda para a democracia», considera presidente da AN

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[1] Pan-African Parliament members as of 15 March 2004 Archived 4 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine

[2] Pan-African Parliament members, as of 2006 Archived 2010-08-24 at the Wayback Machine

[angonoticias-3] «Morte de Jerónimo Wanga é uma perda para a democracia», considera presidente da AN

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