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Angola, a Portuguese colony, was in fact a colony of Brazil, paradoxically another Portuguese colony. A strong Brazilian influence was also exercised by the Jesuits in religion and education. The philosophy of war gradually gave way to the philosophy of trade. The great trade routes and the agreements that made them possible were the driving force for activities between the different areas; warlike states become states ready to produce and to sell. In the Planalto (the high plains), the most important states were those of Bié and Bailundo, the latter being noted for its production so foodstuffs and rubber. However, the colonial power, becoming ever richer and more powerful, would not tolerate the development of these states and subjugated them one by one, so that by the beginning of this century the Portuguese had complete control over the area.
Angola’s Ambassador to the United States, Alberto do Carmo Bento Ribeiro, presented his letters of accreditation to the US Department of State on September 1, 2011 and formally presented his credentials to the US President Barack Obama on September 9, 2011.
After the country’s independence, he served in various government posts, first as State Secretary and Minister of Industry and Energy covering the areas of manufacturing, geololy, mining and oil until 1984. He was a member of the Angolan National Assembly from 1980 to 1986 and a lecturer at the Faculty of Engineering at Agostinho Neto University in Luanda, Angola.
Former Angolan Ambassador at the Federal Republic of Germany, attended University in Lisbon, Portugal and Aachen, Federal Republic of Germany. Alberto do Carmo Bento Ribeiro, served from 1990 to 2011 as Ambassador of the Republic of Angola to Namibia, Zimbabwe and Germany.
He is the fourth Ambassador of the Republic of Angola to the United States of America since the two countries established diplomatic relations in 1993.
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