Angolan Olympic Committee

Angolan Olympic Committee (Portuguese: Comité Olímpico Angolano) (IOC code: ANG) is the National Olympic Committee representing Angola. It was created on 17 February 1979 and recognized by the International Olympic Committee in February 1980.

Angolan Olympic Committee
Country/Region Angola
CodeANG
Created17 February 1979 (1979-02-17)
Recognized1980
Continental
Association		ANOCA
HeadquartersLuanda, Angola
PresidentGustavo Dias Vaz da Conceição
Secretary GeneralAntónio Pedro Garcia Monteiro
Websitewww.comiteolimpicoangolano.com/pt

History

The committee was founded on 17 February 1979[1] and was recognised provisionally by the Executive Board of the IOC at Nagoya, Japan in October 1979.[2] This recognition was confirmed at the 82nd Session of the IOC at Lake Placid in February 1980.

Presidents
PresidentTerm
Augusto Lopes Texeira 1979-1980
Augusto Germano de Araujo 1981-1992
Rogerio Torres Cerveira Nunes da Silva 1993-2004
Gustavo Dias Vaz da Conceição 2004–present

See also

References
  1. "Angola and Olympism" (pdf). Olympic Review. International Olympic Committee (210): 289. April 1985. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  2. "Around the National Olympic Committees" (pdf). Olympic Review. International Olympic Committee (145): 669. November 1979. Retrieved 11 January 2013.


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