{"id":88950,"date":"2025-08-29T16:30:23","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T16:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/angola\/all-news\/president-accepts-chief-justices-resignation-request"},"modified":"2025-08-29T17:34:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T17:34:11","slug":"president-accepts-chief-justices-resignation-request","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/angola\/all-news\/president-accepts-chief-justices-resignation-request","title":{"rendered":"President Accepts Chief Justice&#8217;S Resignation Request"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Angola. <\/strong><\/span><b>The President of the Republic, Joa\u0303o Lourenc\u0327o, accepted, Thursday in Luanda, the request for resignation submitted by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and the Superior Council of the Judiciary, Joel Leonardo, for health reasons.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>According to a statement from the Press Service of the Presidency of the Republic, the judge sent a formal communication to the Head of State, in which he expressed his decision to leave the position he had been holding.<\/p>\n<p>In light of the reasons given, the President of the Republic agreed to the request, under the terms presented.<\/p>\n<p>Joel Leonardo, who had held the position since 2019, justified his departure on health grounds, which, according to the statement, prevent him from continuing his work as head of the highest body of<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Angola<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Angola. The President of the Republic, Joa\u0303o Lourenc\u0327o, accepted, Thursday in Luanda, the request for resignation submitted by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and the Superior Council of the Judiciary, Joel Leonardo, for health reasons. 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