Hélder Vieira Dias

Hélder Vieira Dias Júnior
Head of Studies, Research and Analysis Office (GEPA)
In office
1993–2017
Preceded byLopo do Nascimento
Chief of the Military Staff of the President
In office
1995–2017
Preceded byOsvaldo Serra Van-Dúnem
Director-General of the National Foreign Intelligence Service
In office
2006–2006
Preceded byFernando Garcia Miala
Succeeded byAndré Sango
Head of the President's Security Service
In office
2012–2017
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPedro Sebastião
Personal details
Born (1953-10-04) October 4, 1953 (age 66)
Luanda, Angola
NationalityAngolan
Political partyMPLA

General Manuel Hélder Vieira Dias Jr, known by the nickname "Kopelipa", is director of the National Reconstruction Office, a top governmental position in Angola.[1][2] He is — along with fellow "top generals" Higino Carneiro, João Maria de Sousa, Roberto Leal Monteiro, and Kundi Paihama — one of the military leaders holding top ministerial posts for the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola, the political party that has ruled Angola since it gained its independence from Portugal in 1975.[3] The general has been referred to as "the highest and most trusted member of the president’s entourage".[2]

References

  1. ^ [1] Republic of Angola Permanent Mission to the United Nations, December 2005 Newsletter
  2. ^ a b [2] Angola After the Wars by Augusta Conchiglia (11 Jun 2008)
  3. ^ [3] "Private security companies and a parallel State in Angola" (africafiles.org)



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