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Angola

Republic of Angola

Civil law (Portuguese tradition)Unitary presidential republicReviewed· 2026-08-03
Capital
Luanda
Population
36,700,000
Languages
Portuguese, Umbundu
Currency
AOA

Angola · Constitution

Constitution of the Republic of Angola

Approved by the National Assembly in 2010, replacing the 1992 revised law. Abolished direct presidential elections in favour of the leader of the winning party list, established a five-year term renewable once, and set out an extensive rights catalogue with a Constitutional Court to enforce it.

The constitutional text

Approved by the National Assembly in 2010, replacing the 1992 revised law. Abolished direct presidential elections in favour of the leader of the winning party list, established a five-year term renewable once, and set out an extensive rights catalogue with a Constitutional Court to enforce it.

Separation of powers

A strongly presidential system in which the President is both head of state and head of government, with a unicameral National Assembly and a judiciary headed by the Supreme Court and a separate Constitutional Court.

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