Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos

Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos (born 5 March 1950), known as Nandó, is an Angolan politician who was the first vice president of Angola from February 2010 to September 2012.

The following year he was elected as a member of the MPLA-Workers' Party congress and given the rank of colonel in the Angolan military.

[7] President dos Santos then appointed Piedade to the newly established office of Vice-President of Angola on February 3, 2010.

[8] In 2012, Manuel Vicente, who had headed the state oil company Sonangol, was believed to have been selected by the President as his likely successor.

[11] Following the MLPA's victory in the 2012 legislative election, Vicente took office as Vice President on 26 September 2012, succeeding Piedade.

Piadade meeting with President of Argentina Cristina Fernández de Kirchner , in 17 May 2012
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