João Lourenço, as Commander-in-Chief of the Angolan Armed Forces, dismissed General Gouveia João de Sá Miranda from the position of commander of the Army, and General Jaque Raúl, from the position of second commander of the Army, advances to Angop.
Then, Jaque Raúl was appointed to the top position.
According to a note from the Civil House of the President of the Republic, these changes came as a result of João Lourenço's request to the National Security Council, a consultation body of the President of the Republic on matters relating to the conduct of the country's security policy and strategy.
