2019 in Angola
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Events in the year 2019 in Angola.
Incumbents
Events
January to June
- 23 January – The National Assembly agrees a new criminal code, the country's first since independence in 1975. Among the new provisions passed, according to Human Rights Watch, are the decriminalisation of same-sex activity and the outlawing of discrimination based on sexual orientation.[1]
- 13 March – A site holding between 450 and 600 million barrels of oil is discovered off the Angolan coast by Italian company Eni.[2]
- 22 March – The Angola national football team qualifies for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations finals following a 1–0 victory over Botswana in Francistown.[3]
- 30 April – A UNICEF report reveals that drought in the first three months of the year has caused a three-fold rise in the number of Angolans in the southern Cunene Province needing humanitarian assistance to more than 800,000. The report also states that approximately 2.3 million people in the country are now at risk of food insecurity, with severe malnutrition affecting 2,500 children under the age of five in six provinces.[4]
- 8 May – President João Lourenço dismisses Carlos Saturnino from his role as Chief Exeutive of the state oil company Sonangol after fuel shortages cause power cuts and long lines at petrol stations in the capital Luanda.[5]
July to December
- 2 July – The Angola national football team is eliminated from the Africa Cup of Nations after a 1–0 defeat to Mali prevents them from progressing beyond the group stage of the competition.[6]
Deaths
- 9 January – Filipe Abraão, basketball player (b. 1979).[7]
- 15 January – Jerónimo Neto, handball coach (b. 1967).[8]
- 15 April – Joaquim Alberto Silva, footballer (b. 1974).[9]
- 22 November – Eduardo Nascimento, singer (b. 1943).[10]
References
- ^ "Angola decriminalizes same-sex conduct, rights group says". ABC News. Associated Press. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ Jewkes, Stephen (13 March 2019). Dale Hudson (ed.). "Italy's Eni makes major oil find in Angola". Reuters. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ "Africa Cup of Nations: Angola qualify ahead of Burkina Faso". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ Eisenhammer, Stephen (30 April 2019). Janet Lawrence (ed.). "Drought puts 2.3 million people at risk in Angola - UNICEF". Reuters. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "Angola sacks Sonangol chief over fuel shortages". France 24. Agence France-Presse. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "Africa Cup of Nations round-up: Ghana, Cameroon qualify for last 16". Sky Sports. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ "Former basketball player Filipe Abraão dies". Agência Angola Press. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ "Handball: Former national team coach Jerónimo Neto dies". Agência Angola Press. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Morreu Quinzinho, ex-jogador do FC Porto". Diário de Noticías (in Portuguese). 16 April 2019. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ "Morreu Eduardo Nascimento, a voz de O Vento Mudou na Eurovisão". Publico (in Portuguese). Lusa News Agency. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
