Angola University Board of Trustees

Meet:

Hon Col. Kundi Paihama
Minister of Defense

Career: Governor (succesively) of Cunene, Benguela, Huila and Luanda provinces; Minister of State Inspection and Control, 1986; Minister of Territorial Administration; intelligence directorate, State Security Minister; Governor, Huila, 1992-?; member, Politbureau, 1996 to date; Minister of Defence, 2002 to date.

Minister Paihama is a charismatic orator given to calling and addressing spontaneous mass meetings: he speaks several Angolan languages and is one of few senior MPLA figures who can communicate with the people. From Cunene Province on the Namibian border, he is popular in southern and central Angola. which he knows well from his governorships.

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Angola extends for more than 1,000 miles (1,609 km) along the Atlantic Ocean. Bié province, which is located at the geodesic center of Angola, is sometimes called "The Heart of Angola."

Currently, less than 1% of Bié high school students can pursue higher education.

The Thinker is the national symbol of Angola and depicts King Ekuikui (19th century). He was famous for solving problems by sitting on a stone and thinking.

Empowerment through Education

Angola University Board of Trustees