Angola has commemorated 19 years of peace and the end of long-armed conflicts when the Country signed the peace and national reconciliation agreements.
On April 4 2002, the Angolan government and the main opposition party UNITA put an end to 27 years of war with this iconic deal.
The signing of the peace agreement on April 4 2002 was preceded by several negotiations — including the Bicesse agreement signed in Portugal on May 31 in 1991, and the Lusaka protocol signed on November 20 in 1994.
Celebrated across the country, this year the main event, also a national public holiday, took place in Cabinda province and was led by the Vice President of the Republic of Angola Bornito de Sousa.
Addressing the Angolan population Bornito de Sousa said after the Country’s National Independence on November 11, 1975, peace is certainly the greatest achievement of the Angolan people.
After long years of destruction of lives and economic and social infrastructure and the diversion of
He said thousands of young people promote the construction and development of Angola, valuing the benefits of peace and political and social stability.
In Luanda, several figures connected to the central government and diplomatic corps attended the raising of the flag and the laying of a wreath at the Monumento do Soldado Desconhecido, on the waterfront in the capital city.
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