Name Afonso Van-Dunem Role Politician | Party MPLA | |
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Died November 14, 2014, Luanda, Angola | ||
Afonso Van-Dunem aka M'Binda (7 September 1941 – 14 November 2014) was an Angolan politician. Van-Dunem worked as the MPLA-Workers' Party representative in Zambia and Tanzania from 1970-72, as well as being elected to the Central Committee of the MPLA from 1976 onwards. He was also Minister of External Relations from 1985–89[1] and Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 1991–2000.
Career
While Van-Dunem was Minister of External Relations, he helped to negotiate the agreement that led to the Cuban withdrawal from Angola and the South African withdrawal from Namibia, paving the way for Namibia's independence.
References
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