2. The state shall value and promote the study, teaching and use of other
Angolan languages, in addition to the main international languages of
communication.
Article 20
(Capital of the Republic of Angola)
The capital of the Republic of Angola is Luanda.
Article 21
(Fundamental tasks of the state)
The fundamental tasks of the Angolan state shall be:
a) To guarantee national independence, territorial integrity and national
sovereignty;
b) To ensure fundamental rights, freedoms and guarantees;
c) To gradually create the necessary conditions required to effectively
implement the economic, social and cultural rights of citizens;
d) To promote the well-being, social solidarity and improved quality of life for
the people of Angola, specifically amongst the most deprived groups of the
population;
e) To promote the eradication of poverty;
f) To promote policies that will make primary health care universal and free;
g) To promote policies that will ensure universal access to compulsory free
education under the terms defined by law;
h) To promote equal rights and opportunities between Angolans, regardless of
origins, race, party affiliations, sex, colour, age or any other form of
discrimination;
i) To make strategic, large-scale, permanent investments in human capital, with
particular emphasis on the full development of children and young people, as
well as in education, health care, the primary and secondary economy and
other sectors that structure self-sustainable development;
j) To ensure peace and national security;
k) To promote equality between men and women;
l) To defend democracy and ensure and foster the democratic participation of
citizens and civil society in the resolution of national problems;
m) To promote harmonious and sustainable development throughout national
territory, protecting the environment, natural resources and the historic,
cultural and artistic heritage of the nation;
n) To protect, value and dignify Angolan languages of African origin, as part of
the cultural heritage, and to promote their development, as living languages
which reflect national identity;
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