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Events in the year 2024 in Angola.

Incumbents

5 June – A magnitude 5.1 earthquake strikes Benguela Province, injuring 33 people.^[2]
30 July – President João Lourenço announces that the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda have agreed to a ceasefire following Angola-mediated talks.^[3] However, the ceasefire collapses before it formally begins on 4 August amid advances by M23 rebels.^[4]
2–4 December – US President Joe Biden conducts his only presidential visit to Angola and sub-Saharan Africa.^[5]
27 December – President João Lourenço issues pardons for 50 prisoners including José Filomeno dos Santos, a son of former president José Eduardo dos Santos who was convicted of fraud.^[6]

Source:^[7]

4 January - Ruy Mingas, 84, Angolan composer (national anthem), musician, diplomat and politician, deputy (2017–2021).^[8]
12 June - Fernando José de França Dias Van-Dúnem, 89, politician, president of the National Assembly (1992–1996) and prime minister (1991–1992, 1996–1999).^[9]

^ "INVESTIDURA DO PRESIDENTE DA REPÚBLICA" (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-02-13.
^ Com, Grxnet (6 June 2024). "Região Centro-Sul do país regista sismo de 5.4 na escala de Richter". jornaldeangola.ao (in Portuguese). Retrieved 7 June 2024.
^ "Ceasefire reached in eastern DRC". TRT Afrika. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
^ "Congo ceasefire collapses before it begins". Nation. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
^ "Biden kicks off two-day Angola visit". France 24. 3 December 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
^ "Angola's president grants pardons to dozens of prisoners, including predecessor's son". Africanews. 27 December 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
^ "Angola Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
^ "Faleceu Rui Mingas". Jornal de Angola (in Portuguese). Edições Novembro. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
^ "Morreu o antigo Primeiro-Ministro e deputado França Van-Dúnem". Jornal de Angola (in Portuguese). Edições Novembro. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.