Angola: Other national parties
Updated May 2008
Parties arranged by date of founding and alphabetically.
Note: Armindo Miranda (2004, 49-51) has a list of 126 registered political parties. The National Electoral Commission (2007) has a list of 138 political parties, many registered since 2004. The list below is not intended to be exhaustive, but contains the names of parties referred to in literature on Angola. Not all these parties were registered in 2004 and many of them may be defunct.
| Party | Leaders | Founding |
|---|---|---|
| Associação Cívica Angolona (ACA) | Joaquim Pinto de Andrade | 1990 |
| Aliança Democrática de Angola (ADA) Democratic Alliance of Angola |
Simba da Costo | 1992 |
| Movimento de Defasa dos Interess de Angola - Partido de Consciência Nacional (MDIA) | Isidoro Klala | 1992 |
| Partido Angolano Liberal (PAL) Angolan Liberal Party |
Manuel Francisco Lulo | 1992 |
| Partido da Solidariedade e de Consciência de Angola (PSCA) Party of Solidarity and the Conscience of Angola |
Manuel Francisco Lulo Fernendo Dombassi Quiesse |
1992 |
| Partido Democrático Pacífico de Angola (PDPA) Peaceful Democratic Party of Angola |
António Kunzolako | 1992 |
| União Nacional da Luz para a Democracia e Desenvolvimento de Angola (UNLDDA) National Union for the Light of Democracy and Development of Angola |
Miguel Muendo | 1992 |
| Unificação Democrática de Angola (UDA) Angolan Democratic Unification |
Eduardo Milton Sivi | 1992 |
| União Nacional para a Democracia (UNPD) National Union for Democracy |
Sebastião Rogerio Suzama | 1993 |
| Angolan Democratic Confederation | Gaspar Neto | 1994 |
| Partido de Apoio Democrático e Progresso de Angola (PADPA) | Carlos Leitão | June 1995 |
| Partido Nacional Ecológico de Angola (PNEA) National Ecological Party of Angola |
Sukawa Dizizeko Ricardo | 1994 |
| Centro Democrático Social (CDS) | Mateus José | 1995 |
| Partido Trabalhista de Angola (PTA) | Agostinho Paldo | 1995 |
| Frente Unida de Salvação de Angola (FUSA) United Front for the Salvation of Angola |
José Augusto da Silva Coelho | 1996 |
| Partido Republicano Conservador de Angola (PRCA) | Martinho Mateus | 1996 |
| UNITA Renovada (UNITA-R) UNITA Renewal |
Eugénio António N'Golo AKA Manuvakola |
1998 |
| Angolan Alliance and Hamista Party | na | na |
| Movimento Amplo para a Democrácia | Francisco Viana | na |
| Movimento de Unidade Democrática para a Reconstrução (MUDAR) | Manual dos Santos Lima | na |
| Partido para a Aliança Popular (PPAP) | Campos Neto | na |
| Unangola | André Franco de Sousa | na |
| Vofangola | Lomby Zuendoki | na |
Sources
MIRANDA, A 2004, Angola 2003/2004: Waiting for elections, Chr. Michelsen Institute, [www] http://www.cmi.no/pdf/?file=/publications/2004/rep/r2004-11.pdf [PDF document, opens new window] (accessed 22 Oct 2007).
NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION (CNE) 2007 "Partidos", [www] http://www.cne.ao/partidos.cfm [opens new window] (accessed 26 May 2008).
SANTANA, A 2006, Political Parties and Political Evolution in Angola | Os Partidos e a Evolução Política em Angola [PDF document], EISA Research Report No 28.
UK IMMIGRATION & NATIONALITY DIRECTORATE 2000, "ANNEX A: A.1 POLITICAL PARTIES" IN Asylum in the UK: Angola Assessment, Country Information and Policy Unit, [www] http://www.asylumlaw.org/docs/angola/ind00_angola_ca.htm [opens new window] (accessed 22 Oct 2007).
UK IMMIGRATION & NATIONALITY DIRECTORATE 2005, Angola Country Report, Country Information and Policy Unit, 56, 95-98, [www] http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/home/opendoc.pdf?tbl=RSDCOI&id=429ed3594 [PDF document, opens new window] (accessed 22 Oct 2007).
WIKIPEDIA 2006, "List of political parties in Angola" and pages following [www] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_Angola [opens new window] (accessed 22 Oct 2007).