LUANDA, 21 January 2010
CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF ANGOLA
PREAMBLE
We, the people of Angola, through its lawful representatives, the legislators of the
nation, freely elected in the parliamentary elections of September 2008;
Aware that these elections are part of the long tradition of the struggle of the
Angolan people to achieve their citizenship and independence, proclaimed on 11
November 1975, the date on which the first Constitutional Law in the history of
Angola came into force, and courageously preserved through collective sacrifice in
the defence of national sovereignty and the territorial integrity of the country;
Having received, by the said popular vote and under the provision contained in
Article 158 of the Constitutional Law of 1992, the noble and irrefusable mandate to
proceed with the drawing up and approval of the Constitution of the Republic of
Angola;
Conscious of the immense importance and great value invested in the creation and
adoption of the first and fundamental law of the state and of Angolan society;
Noting that the Constitution of the Republic of Angola is linked to, and a direct part
of, the long and enduring struggle of the Angolan people, first to resist colonial
occupation, then to achieve the independence and the dignity of a sovereign state,
and later to build a democratic state based on the rule of law and a just society in
Angola;
Invoking the memory of our ancestors and calling upon the wisdom of the lessons of
our shared history, our centuries-old roots and the cultures that have enriched our
unity;
Inspired by the best lessons in African tradition – the essence of Angolan culture and
identity;
Armed with a culture of tolerance and profoundly committed to reconciliation,
equality, justice and development;
Having decided to build a society based on equal opportunities, commitment,
fraternity and unity in diversity;
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