Manuel Pedro Pacavira
Manuel Pedro Pacavira | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office 1976–1981 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Artur Vidal Gomes |
| Ambassador of Angola to Cuba | |
| In office 1985–1988 | |
| Preceded by | Mawete João Baptista |
| Succeeded by | Luís Doukui de Castro |
| Ambassador of Angola to the UN | |
| In office 1988–1991 | |
| Preceded by | Elísio de Figueiredo |
| Succeeded by | Afonso Van-Dunem Mbinda |
| Governor of Cuanza Norte | |
| In office 1991–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Francisco Vieira Dias |
| Succeeded by | Henrique André Júnior |
| Ambassador of Angola to Italy | |
| In office 2005–2011 | |
| Preceded by | Pedro Sebastião |
| Succeeded by | Florêncio Mariano de Almeida |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 October 1939 Golungo Alto, Cuanza Norte, Angola |
| Died | 12 September 2016 (aged 76) Lisbon, Portugal |
| Political party | MPLA |
Manuel Pedro Pacavira (14 October 1939 – 12 September 2016) was an Angolan writer and diplomat who served as the ambassador of Angola to Italy, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agriculture and Development (IFAD) and the World Food Program. He previously served as Transportation Minister. He succeeded Elísio de Figueiredo as ambassador to the United Nations in 1988, serving until 1991.
Pacavira, born in Cuanza Norte, Angola, studied in Havana, Cuba. He published a book on President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos, Jose Eduardo dos Santos - A Life Devoted to the Homeland, in August 2006. Pacavira died on 12 September 2016, at the age of 76.