Adalberto Costa Júnior

Adalberto Costa Júnior (born 8 May 1962) is an Angolan politician, current president of UNITA and a member of the National Assembly of Angola.[1]

Adalberto Costa Júnior
Adalberto Costa
President of UNITA
Assumed office
15 November 2019
Preceded byIsaías Samakuva
Personal details
Born (1962-05-08) 8 May 1962 (age 62)
Kunje, Portuguese Angola
Political partyUNITA

He trained in electrotechnical engineering at the Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto and in public ethics at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.[2]

He has campaigned against political corruption. He was the godson of UNITA founder and leader Jonas Savimbi.[3]

In November 2019, Júnior was elected as president of UNITA, ending Isaias Samakuva's 16-year term.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ Adalberto Costa Júnior. Archived 2021-12-06 at the Wayback Machine Assembleia Nacional de Angola. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Angola Fala Só: Bilhete Identidade Adalberto Costa Junior". Voaportugues.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  3. ^ Horas, Angola 24. "Angola 24 Horas - Adalberto Costa Júnior espera que luta contra a corrupção não seja uma "gincana de escolhas"". Angola24horas.com. Archived from the original on 25 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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