Fernando José de França Dias Van-Dúnem

Prime Minister of Angola

24 August 1934 Luanda, Angola

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19 July 1991 – 2 December 1992

Angolan politician In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is de França and the second or paternal family name is Dias Van-Dúnem. Dr. Fernando José de França Dias Van-Dúnem (born 24 August 1934) is an Angolan political figure who was the First Vice-President of the African Union's Pan-African Parliament. He is a member of the ruling Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) and served as Prime Minister of Angola twice during the 1990s. He was Prime Minister from June 1991 until December 1992 and was the first Prime Minister appointed since the post was abolished in 1978. After four years out of office, Dias was reappointed as Prime Minister on June 3, 1996 and remained in office until a cabinet reshuffle in January 1999, when the post of Prime Minister was again eliminated.