Africa-Press – Angola. Three hundred and eighty-three members of the Angolan Armed Forces (FAA) will be decorated on Monday, in a public ceremony, in recognition of their outstanding services to the Nation, the Press Service of the Presidency of the Republic announced, Friday.
According to the nominal list made public, 91 military personnel will receive the Medal of Valor of the Angolan Armed Forces, 2nd Class, while another 43 will be distinguished with the Medal of Valor of the FAA, 3rd Class.
At the same event, 30 military personnel will receive the National Defense Medal, 1st Class, another 30 the National Defense Medal, 2nd Class, and 95 the National Defense Medal, 3rd Class.
The distinctions also include the Military Medal for Distinguished Services, awarded at three levels: 7 soldiers in the 1st Class, 31 in the 2nd Class and 56 in the 3rd Class.
The decorations are covered by Presidential Decree No. 12/96, which regulates the awarding of military medals, and aim to recognize acts of bravery, loyalty, dedication and highly meritorious services provided within the scope of the defense and security of the State.
According to the regulations, the granting of these distinctions is the responsibility of the President of the Republic and Commander-in-Chief of the Angolan Armed Forces, constituting one of the highest military honors.
The medals represent not only an individual tribute, but also an incentive to strengthen discipline, patriotic spirit and the culture of national defense, values that constitute fundamental pillars of the Angolan Armed Forces.
Here is the full list:
a) Medal of Valor of the Angolan Armed Forces, 2nd Class:
1. General Jacinto Pedro Cavunga
2. General Arnaldo Furtado D’Antas
3. General Raúl Pedro Hendrick da Silva
4. General Carlos Alberto da Silva Mello Xavier “Mello Xavier”
5. General Agostinho Dias Pedro Gaspar
6. General Manuel da Costa António Kiako “Real World” (Posthumous Title)
7. General Paulo Pfluzer Barreto de Lara “Paulo Lara” (Posthumous Title)
8. General Pascoal Miguel Zombo Dilo “Zombo Dilo”
9. General Dinis Segunda Lucama
10. Lieutenant General Remígio do Espírito Santo “Tira Mania”
11. Lieutenant General Rui Alberto Lopes Saraiva “Rui Apache”
12. Lieutenant General António José de Sousa Queirós
13. Lieutenant General Amílcar David
14. Lieutenant General Simão Carlitos Wala
15. Lieutenant General Francisco Pedro Manuel “Gasolina”
16. Lieutenant General Correia Francisco Passos
17. Lieutenant General António Filomeno de Carvalho Pereira “Meno” (Posthumous Title)
18. Lieutenant General António Joaquim Fernandes “Dolisie” 19.
Lieutenant General Cristóvão Miguel da Silva Júnior
20. Vice Admiral Joaquim João Gouveia (Posthumous Title)
21. General Fernando João da Rosa “Petty” (Posthumous Title)
22. General Fernando Alberto Vasques Araújo
23. General Paulo de Sousa Alves dos Santos
24. Lieutenant General Júlio Fernandes Arsénio
25. Lieutenant General Eugênio Figueiredo
26. Lieutenant General David
27. Lieutenant General Alberto Manuel Pinheiro Almeida 28.
Lieutenant General Carlos Sachimo
29. Lieutenant General Fabiano Hihepa
30. Lieutenant General Fernando Amândio Mateus “Nando”
31. Lieutenant General Joaquim Constantino “Passkuik”
32. Lieutenant General Carlos Rodrigues Coelho da Cruz “Spark”
33. Lieutenant General Eugénio Saturnino de Oliveira
34. Lieutenant General António Monteiro Manuel
35. Lieutenant General Nicolau Sebastião da Conceição “Kudijimbe”
36. Lieutenant General Augusto Ouro Alegria
37. Lieutenant General Manuel Tony Inácio Kembo (Posthumous Title)
38. Lieutenant General Rodrigues António Ndala “Surprise” (Posthumous Title)
39. Lieutenant General Felisberto Njele
40. Lieutenant General
41. Lieutenant General António José Neto
42. Lieutenant General Emanuel Mendes Vasconcelos
43. Lieutenant General Eugénio Carlos Bamby
44. Lieutenant General João Baptista da Costa “Joãozinho”
45. Lieutenant General João da Cruz Fonseca
46. Vice Admiral Jorge Correia da Silva 47. Vice
Admiral Daniel Domingos António “Dany” (Posthumous Title)
48. Vice Admiral Augusto Pedro
49. Vice Admiral Manuel Síeta Tiago Nzíanga
50. Vice Admiral Cosme Faria
51. Vice Admiral Tomás Felgueiras Neto
52. Vice Admiral Alexandre Paulina Kossi (Posthumous Title)
53. Lieutenant General Samuel Víctor Chipalavela
54. Lieutenant General Casimiro Títino Franque
55. Lieutenant General André Alfredo Neto “Kulaya”
56. Lieutenant General Carlos Chivunda
57. Lieutenant General João de Oliveira Borges
58. Lieutenant General Jorge Albino Dias
59. Lieutenant General Rui Fernandes Lopes Afonso “Nando Batéria”
60. Lieutenant General António Nunes de Sousa Felício “Dada”
61. Brigadier Eduardo das Chagas Moreira Rangel
62. Brigadier Fernando José Pascoal “Nando Conho”
63. Brigadier Amadeu Constantino
64. Brigadier Jacob Ezequiel “February 4”
65. Brigadier Luis Benjamim Nkossi
66. Brigadier Amadeu Miguel Manuel Maria “Escrima”
67. Brigadier Domingos Ministro
68. Brigadier António da Silva Jorge
69. Brigadier José Catumbela
70. Brigadier Eduardo Carlos Joveth Neto
71. Brigadier Nicolau Elias “Ponta Negra” (Posthumous Title)
72. Rear Admiral Manuel Mingas Martins da Silva (Posthumous Title)
73. Brigadier Arnaldo Hyshendyelekwa “Kambissula”
74. Brigadier José Hamuty
75. Brigadier João Vissepula Capingãla “Faroest”
76. Brigadier Tomás Dias Hilukilua
b
) Medal
of Valor of the Armed Forces Angolan, 3rd Class: 1. Lieutenant General Paulo Santana Adão “Diaulo” 2. Lieutenant General José João Rafael 3. Lieutenant General Domingos Filipe Quicongo 4. Lieutenant General António Manuel Duarte Soares 5. Lieutenant General Tukikebi Tussen dos Santos 6. Lieutenant General Jacinto Nimy “Crazy Dog” 7. Lieutenant General Lopes Luís “Veneno”
8. Lieutenant General Lucas Francisco Ndjongo
9. Lieutenant General Manuel Augusto Paíva
10. Lieutenant General Avelino Sambo
11. Lieutenant General Paulo Ramíres Júnior “Wayaya”
12. Lieutenant General Fernando de Brito Texeira de Sousa e Andrade
13. Lieutenant General Carlos Miguel de Sousa Felipe “Feijó”
14. Lieutenant General José Miguel Tchimpolo (Posthumous Title)
15. Lieutenant General José Adriano Paulino
16. Vice Admiral Joaquim de Almeida Bamby
17. Vice Admiral João Pedro Adão Cambole
18. Vice Admiral Orlando Matias dos Santos Ramos
19. Vice Admiral José Manuel Gonçalves de Carvalho
20. Brigadier António Paulino “Calado” (Posthumous Title)
21. Brigadier António Samuel
22. Brigadier Mateus Ndongala
23. Brigadier Alfredo Sacala
24. Brigadier Domingos Soma “York”
25. Brigadier José Maria
26. Brigadier Cândido Ventura Samucuanha 27.
Brigadier António Abílio Zongo
28. Brigadier Francisco Joaquim André “Ndalu”
29. Brigadier Birth of Saint John the Baptist
30. Brigadier Amândio Valeriano
31. Brigadier Miguel Francisco “Michel”
32. Brigadier António Fernando Alves Leite
33. Brigadier Manuel Moreso Abrantes Sampaio
34. Brigadier Certain João Domingos
35. Brigadier Víctorino Venâncio Cassela “See Well” (Posthumous Title)
36. Brigadier João Katamba Filho (Posthumous Title)
37. Brigadier Abel Francisco
38. Brigadier André Magalhães
39. Rear Admiral Fragoso Pinto Abílio
40. Colonel Marcolino Fortunato Félix
41. Colonel António Sacramento da Silva
42. Colonel Januário Joaquim Barbosa “Suslov”
43. Colonel Pedro Brito Júnior “Wafuakala”
c) National Defense Medal, 1st Class:
1. Army General Eduardo Ernesto Gomes “Bakalof” (Posthumous Title)
2. Admiral Lando Filipe “Viper”
3. General Ary da Costa
4. Admiral José Maria de Lima
5. Lieutenant General Artur Valente de Oliveira
6. Vice Admiral Sebastião Pedro do Nascimento
7. Vice Admiral Francisco Domingos Miranda
8. Rear Admiral Getúlio Ribeiro Agostinho (Posthumous Title)
9.
10. Rear Admiral José Isabel Timóteo (Posthumous Title)
11. Rear Admiral José da Conceição Gonçalves “Dikelengo”
12. Rear Admiral Francisco Joaquim de Sousa Barreto
13. General Arlindo Chenda Isaac Pena “Ben Ben” (Posthumous Title)
14. General Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos “Nandó”
15. General Adão Adriano António
16. General Augusto da Costa Carneiro
17. General Osvaldo de Jesus Serra Van-Dúnem (Posthumous Title)
18. General Domingos André Tchikanha
19. General Afonso Carlos Neto
20. General Fernando Torres Vaz da Conceição “Mussolo”
21. General José Maria Teixeira de Matos “Siliveli”
22. General Eugênio Veríssimo da Costa “Nzaji” (Posthumous Title)
23. General Afonso Maria de Ligório (Posthumous Title)
24. Lieutenant General Hugo Edgar Pereira Leitão
25. Lieutenant General Hélder José Domingos Diógenes
26. Lieutenant General António Cristóvão de Lemos “Massoxi”
27. Lieutenant General Vicente Matias Félix
28. Lieutenant General Silvestre António Francisco
29. Vice Admiral Silva Dala
30. Major General Armindo Fernando do Espírito Santo Vieira
d) National Defense Medal, 2nd Class:
1. Lieutenant General Manuel João Adão Neto Paulo “Nerhu” (Posthumous Title)
2. General António Wime Nunes “Mona” (Posthumous Title)
3. Lieutenant General José Filomeno Peres Afonso
4. Lieutenant General Armindo Pereira Bravo da Rosa “Kamaka” (Posthumous Title)
5. Vice Admiral Gomes Adão Francisco
1. Vice Admiral Francisco Maria Manuel
2. Lieutenant General Miguel Kiangala Munanga
3. Lieutenant General Eugénio Lopes da Silva Quaresma “Geny” (Posthumous Title)
4. Lieutenant General Gildo de Carvalho dos Santos
5. Lieutenant General Jonatão Augusto Morais
6. Lieutenant General Celestino Manuel
7. Lieutenant General Gabriel João Soki
8. Lieutenant General Azevedo Xavier Francisco
9. Lieutenant General Ludgério de Jesus Florentino Peliganga
10. Lieutenant General Fernando de Matos Noah Augusto Tavira
11. Lieutenant General Jose Maria da Conceição Campos da Silva
12. Lieutenant General Justino Lumbungululo
13. Lieutenant General Lourenço Santos João Eduardo Machai
14. Lieutenant General Carlos dos Anjos Ferreira Vicente
15. Lieutenant General Adam Francisco Clemente “Dudas”
16. Vice Admiral Noah Rodrigues João Magalhães
17. Lieutenant General Filomeno António Pereira
18. Lieutenant General Jerónimo Mateus Van-Dúnem
19. Lieutenant General Jose Belo Bandeira João
20. Lieutenant General Francisco Mota Lotino Mariano
21. Lieutenant General Mario do Carmo Campeão Júnior
22. Lieutenant General Ivo Manuel Mendes Jardim
23. Lieutenant General Américo José Valente
24. Lieutenant General Alfredo Tyaunda
25. Lieutenant General José João “Mawa” (Posthumous Title)
26. Lieutenant General Francisco Lomba Dias dos Santos
27. Lieutenant General André Alberto António Kizua
28. Brigadier Luís Evaristo Sequesseque
29. Brigadier Maria João de Oliveira Monteiro Jardim França
30. Brigadier Lucas de Carvalho da Silva “Seará”
e) National Defense Medal, 3rd Class:
1. Lieutenant General João da Silva Mendonça
2. Lieutenant General Aires de Fátima da Graça do Espírito Santo Pereira Africano
3. Lieutenant General Américo Gaspar da Costa Santos “Ginginda”
4. Lieutenant General Mário Bavo Amarelo
5. Lieutenant General Manuel de Sousa Massaque Neto
6. Lieutenant General Antonio Santiago
7. Vice Admiral Benevenito Sebastião Vaz
8. Vice Admiral Antonio José Oliveira Miranda
9. Lieutenant General Antonio Lamas Benedito Xavier
10. Lieutenant General Felisberto Coragem Reis
11. Lieutenant General Henrique Adriano Filho Candomba
12. Lieutenant General Manuel Afonso Peres Neto
13. Lieutenant General Manuel Henriques Gomes
14. Lieutenant General Antonio de Jesus Miguel José Fernandes
15. Lieutenant General Antonio José Neto
16. Lieutenant General Baptista Suzinho
17. Lieutenant General Fernando Francisco Zombo
18. Lieutenant General Hermínio Prata Ferreira Faias
19. Lieutenant General Mateus Simão João da Silva
20. Lieutenant General Paulo de Oliveira
21. Lieutenant General Pedro da Silva Quinhento
22. Lieutenant General Nassone João
23. Lieutenant General Manuel Neminsa Malufuene
24. Lieutenant General Francisco Ndala Cativa
25. Lieutenant General Evaristo Domingos Meti
26. Lieutenant General Sapalo Baptista Tchimuhenguele
27. Lieutenant General Mário Gustavo da Silva
28. Lieutenant General Francisco José Carmelino dos Santos
29. Lieutenant General Sebastião Domingos João Pedro Catembue
30. Lieutenant General Filipe Figueiredo
31. Lieutenant General Yava Zeca Pedro Felix
32. Lieutenant General Domingos Antonio Neto
33. Lieutenant General Vasco Junior Sabino da Silva
34. Lieutenant General Manuel Jorge da Conceição
35. Lieutenant General Horácio Antonio Neto
36. Lieutenant General José Paulo Isabel
37. Lieutenant General Victoriano Sebastião dos Santos “Alemão”
38. Lieutenant General Antonio Francisco Catembo
39. Lieutenant General Adérito Manuel Nicolau
40. Lieutenant General Paulo Manuel Minguito Francisco “Falcão”
41. Lieutenant General Antonio Carlos do Amaral
42. Lieutenant General Valdemar Ulica Chipilica
43. Lieutenant General Rogerio Rodrigues Saraiva Ferreira
44. Lieutenant General Mario Jorge da Silva Neto
45. Vice Admiral Domingos Baptista
46. Vice Admiral 47.
Vice Admiral Gonçalo Lourenço de Sousa
48. Vice Admiral Eugénio Carlos André Tomás
49. Vice Admiral Manuel Agostinho
50. Vice Admiral José Sabino Sawanga Kumiku
51. Vice Admiral João dos Santos Gregório Víctor
52. Lieutenant General Cosme Joaquim
53. Vice Admiral Luís António (Posthumous Title)
54. Lieutenant General José Alberto Veiga
55. Lieutenant General Carlos Manuel Martins Xavier de Pina
56. Lieutenant General Ângelo António Eduardo Paca (Posthumous Title)
57. Vice Admiral Augusto Alfredo Lourenço
58. Rear Admiral Severino Velasco Galiano “Huamudila”
59. Brigadier André Horácio Filipe
60. Brigadier Pascoal Nascimento Folo
61. Brigadier André Manuel Lumueno
62. Brigadier Francisco Cipriano Contreiras Ramos da Cruz
63. Brigadier Gabriel Filipe Mangumbala
64. Brigadier Gabriel Rufino
65. Brigadier Miguel Quinanga
66. Brigadier Velhinho Simão
67. Brigadier António de Jesus Rodrigues
68. Brigadier Sabino Dunguionga
69. Brigadier António Manuel Manhonga
70. Brigadier Júlio Afonso
71. Brigadier Justino Simão Sachimbali
72. Brigadier Domingos Luis Sacazanga
73. Brigadier João Kaluapa
74. Brigadier Apolinário Ambrósio da Costa Pedro
75. Brigadier José Manuel Cândido
76. Brigadier João Resende Miguel
77. Brigadier João Correia Ngola
78. Brigadier Luis Umbar Fungo
79. Brigadier Carlos Tuliongueleny
80. Brigadier Agostinho Queiroz Pedro
81. Brigadier José Benedito Sangongo
82. Brigadier José Domingos Francisco (Posthumous Title)
83. Brigadier António Domingos da Conceição Francisco
84. Rear Admiral Carlos Artadino José dos Santos
85. Rear Admiral Divaldo Van-Dúnem da Fonseca
86. Rear Admiral Manuel Bueti
87. Rear Admiral Lourenço Vaz Dungula Gonçalves
88. Brigadier Mário Conde da Silva
89. Brigadier Luis Salvador Rodrigues Simba
90. Rear Admiral Carlos Saturnino de Sousa e Oliveira
91. Brigadier António Pessela
92. Rear Admiral João Dias dos Santos
93. Brigadier Manuel Luis “War Death”
94. Brigadier António Ribeiro
95. Rear Admiral Pedro Afonso Culinua
f) Military Medal for Distinguished Service, 1st Class:
1st General Mário
2. General Eduardo de AImeida Ferreira Martins “Dinho Martins”
3. General Bento dos Santos “Kangamba” 4.
General Henrique Futy
5. Lieutenant-General João António Ganda “Unlucky”
6. Lieutenant-General António Mário Guimarães Alves “Tony Alves”
7. Lieutenant General Mário João Venâncio “Mário Inglês”
g) Military Medal for Distinguished Service, 2nd Class:
1. General Jeremias Jahulo Mota
2. Lieutenant General Luis Diogo de Carvalho “Lulu”
3. Lieutenant General João Agostinho da Silva Traguedo
4. Lieutenant General Carlos Filomeno de Sousa Couceiro
5. Lieutenant General Paulo Maria Bravo da Costa
6. Lieutenant General Adolfo Aníbal Pinho Faúlho Rasoilo
7. Lieutenant General Mário Lopes Teixeira “Manino”
8. Lieutenant General Domingos Wilson Melgaço
9. Lieutenant General Christopher Miguel da Silva Junior
10. Lieutenant General Justino da Gloria Ramos
11. Lieutenant General Avelino António Pronco
12. Lieutenant General Rafael Daniel Catumbila “Dibango”
13. Lieutenant General Miguel Francisco Salvador Machado 14. Lieutenant
General Job Sunguete Inácio “Long Fellow”
15. Vice Admiral Américo Sebastião Adão
16. Vice Admiral Alvaro Artur Junior
17. Vice Admiral Pedro Vemba
18. Vice Admiral Martinho Francisco António
19. Brigadier António Jorge Samalesso (Posthumous Title)
20. Brigadier José Belchior da Silva
21. Brigadier Rosa João Pedro Cunha
22. Brigadier Elizabeth de Jesus Fátima Ferreira 23. Brigadier
Solomon José Daniel
24. Brigadier José Domingos
25. Brigadier Osvaldinho Ambrósio da Conceição “Xáxa”
26. Brigadier Videira Vanga Neves (Posthumous Title)
27. Colonel José António de Sousa Junior “Toy” (Posthumous Title) Posthumous)
28. Colonel Santo António Pascoal (Posthumous Title)
29. Lieutenant Colonel Luzia Dias dos Santos
30. Captain – José Maria Penelas (Posthumous Title)
31. Lieutenant Francisco António Tavares de Almeida (Posthumous Title)
h) Military Medal for Distinguished Service, 3rd Class:
1. Lieutenant General Luis Manuel de Sotto Maior Pizarro
2. Lieutenant General Francisco Mussua Williams
3. Lieutenant General José João Manuel “Jota-Jota”
4. Lieutenant General Erasmo da Silva Rocha
5. Lieutenant General Manuel João Carneiro
6. Lieutenant General Filipe Fernandes Berardi
7. Lieutenant General Barbosa Antunes Epalanga
8. Lieutenant General Francisco Cristóvão “Alegria”
9. Lieutenant General Fernando Sengany Suadi
10. Lieutenant General Luis Inácio Muxito
11. Lieutenant General Carlos Manuel Carmelino dos Santos
12. Lieutenant General Cristóvão António Matias Neto (Posthumous Title)
13. Vice Admiral Sousa Liberato “Sozito”
14. Vice Admiral Víctor Fernando Alberto
15. Lieutenant General António Romero Lourenço
16. Lieutenant General Samuel Zinga Emília
17. Lieutenant General Lino João
18. Lieutenant General Cipriano de Jesus Garrido Fragoso
19. Lieutenant General José Manuel de Almeida Tavira (Posthumous Title)
20. Vice Admiral Waldemar Cristo de Oliveira Gabriel
21. Vice Admiral Caetano Pedro António Neto
22. Vice Admiral José João Sebastião “Dimoxi”
23. Vice Admiral Jorge Fortes Gabriel
24. Vice Admiral João Maria Ferreira (Posthumous Title)
25. Brigadier José Carlos Sebastião
26. Rear Admiral Joana André Domingos “Bichinha” (Posthumous Title)
27. Brigadier Álvaro de Jesus Mário Gabriel “Miengueleca”
28. Brigadier Amílcar Cardoso Chicapa
29. Brigadier Víctor Pedro Manuel Muzoi
30. Brigadier Joaquim Emanuel Filipe
31. Brigadier Inácio Castelo Branco
32. Brigadier José Domingos João Neto
33. Brigadier Ezequiel Xavier Jorge
34. Brigadier Paulo Casimiro Sebastião (Posthumous Title)
35. Brigadier José Maria Camilo
36. Brigadier Álvaro António “TNT”
37. Brigadier Arlindo José de Assis
38. Brigadier António Manuel Aprel
39. Brigadier Wilson Bandeira Dias
40. Brigadier Eunice Adriano Mendes
41. Brigadier Domingos José Vicente
42. Brigadier José Teixeira da Costa
43. Brigadier António Domingos Heitor da Costa Sobrinho
44. Rear Admiral Francisco Guido Alves
45. Rear Admiral Joaquina Diogo Sebastião (Posthumous Title)
46. Colonel
47. Colonel Augusto Kicoca Albino 48.
Colonel António Lopo da Costa
49. Colonel Humberto Edgar Francisco Albuquerque
50. Colonel José da Cunha Marques
51. Colonel Abel Almeida Oliveira Livramento
52. Colonel Adão Domingos Pedro
53. Colonel Adelino Afonso
54. Colonel Adriano Rafael da Conceição
55. Colonel Afonso Makayilua Pedro
56. Captain of the Sea and War Adão Francisco Manuel Alexandre
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