{"id":85652,"date":"2025-07-04T18:45:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T18:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/angola\/all-news\/vice-president-of-the-republic-awarded-the-peace-and-development-medal"},"modified":"2025-07-05T08:12:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T08:12:19","slug":"vice-president-of-the-republic-awarded-the-peace-and-development-medal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/angola\/all-news\/vice-president-of-the-republic-awarded-the-peace-and-development-medal","title":{"rendered":"Vice-President of the Republic Awarded the Peace and Development Medal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Angola. <\/strong><\/span><b>Angolan Vice-President Esperanc\u0327a da Costa was awarded the Peace and Development medal on Thursday for her contribution to the nation&#8217;s causes over the 50 years of independence.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>After receiving her award during the 3rd awards ceremony led by the President of the Republic, Joa\u0303o Lourenc\u0327o, the Vice-President thanked the country on her Instagram page for the recognition of her work for the country.<\/p>\n<p>Esperanc\u0327a Maria Eduardo Francisco da Costa, born in Luanda on May 3, 1961, is a biologist, university lecturer and politician.<\/p>\n<p>A graduate in biology from the Agostinho Neto University (UAN), she specialized in botany in Portugal and later obtained a master&#8217;s degree and a doctorate degree in plant productivity from the Technical University of Lisbon.<\/p>\n<p>Returning to Angola, she worked as a professor and held management positions at UAN, including vice-rector for University Expansion.<\/p>\n<p>In 2010, she became director of the UAN Botany Center, a position she held until 2020. 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