Afonso Van-Dunem

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 to 1972, as well as being elected to the Central Committee of the MPLA from 1976 onwards. He was also Minister of External Relations from 1985 to 1989 and Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 1991 to 2000.[1]

Afonso Van-Dunem
Provincial Commissioner of Luanda
In office 1977–1978
Preceded by	Pedro F. Luís Manuel
Succeeded by	A. Mendes de Carvalho
Foreign Minister of Angola
In office 1985–1989
Preceded by	José Eduardo dos Santos
Succeeded by	P. Castro Van-Dúnem Loy
Ambassador of Angola to the UN
In office 1991–1999
Preceded by	Manuel Pedro Pacavira
Succeeded by	José Patrício
Personal details
Born	Sep 7, 1941 Luanda, Angola
Died	14 November 2014 (aged 73) Luanda, Angola
Nationality	Angolan
Spouse(s)	Luzia Inglês Van-Dúnem

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.[2]

Personal life

Van-Dunem married Luzia Inglês Van-Dúnem, an MPLA politician and women's rights activist; they had four children.[3]

See also

• List of foreign ministers in 1989
• Foreign relations of Angola

References

1. "Decreto Presidencial n.º 111/91" (in Portuguese). imprensanacional.gov.ao. Retrieved 4 Mar 2019.
2. FSDEA offers its condolences to family of Afonso Van-Dunem (death announced on 17 November 2014), fundosoberano.ao; accessed 24 November 2014.
3. "Luzia Inglês "Inga", SG da OMA". CLUB-K ANGOLA - Notícias Imparciais de Angola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-01-13.

External links

• UN.int List and pictures of all former Angolan ambassadors to the United Nations, un.int; accessed 24 November 2014.