Angola
2026
STATUSAbolitionist
EXECUTIONS 20260
SENTENCES0
- GOVERNMENT
- republic; multiparty presidential regime
- CONSTITUTION
- adopted by the National Assembly on February 5, 2010
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- legal civil system based on Portuguese law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, National Assembly (Assembleia Nacional)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Constitutional Court, Supreme Court, Court for Hearings, and Military Supreme Court. All judges are appointed by the President
RELIGIONS
Roman Catholics 41.1%, Protestants 38.1%, others 8.6%
From the country
- AUGUST 19, 2002AngolaDEATH PENALTY
A human rights group accused members of the Namibia...
A human rights group accused members of the Namibia Defence Force (NDF) and Angolan Armed Forces (FAA) of committing atrocities in southern Angola
- MARCH 1, 2002AngolaDEATH PENALTY
The Portuguese weekly newspaper "Independente" revealed...
The Portuguese weekly newspaper "Independente" revealed that UNITA leader Jonas Malheiro Savimbi was executed in cold blood