The Constitution of the Republic of Angola was approved by the National Assembly on 21 January 2010 and promulgated on 5 February of the same year, replacing the Constitutional Law of 1992.
It establishes Angola as a sovereign and independent Republic, founded on human dignity and the will of the people, and sets out a system of government in which the President of the Republic is at once Head of State and Holder of Executive Power.
The constitutional text also sets out the catalogue of fundamental rights, freedoms and guarantees, the organisation of State power and the framework for local government.
Structure of the State
Head of State
President of the Republic, Holder of Executive Power.
Legislature
The National Assembly, with 220 Members.
Judiciary
The Supreme Court, the Constitutional Court and the other courts.
The consolidated constitutional text is published by the Imprensa Nacional in the Diário da República. Where any doubt arises, the published text prevails over any summary.