Brito Sozinho

Brito Sozinho
Ambassador of Angola to Mozambique
Incumbent
Assumed office 2014
Preceded by	Isaías Jaime Vilinga
Ambassador of Angola to Nigeria
In office 1987–2000
Preceded by	Armindo Vieira
Succeeded by	Evaristo Domingos Kimba
Ambassador of Angola to Tanzania
In office 2000–2006
Preceded by	José Agostinho Neto
Succeeded by	Ambrósio Lukoki
Ambassador of Angola to Guinea-Bissau
In office 2006–2011
Ambassador of Angola to Sweden
In office 2011–2014
Preceded by	Domingos Culolo
Succeeded by	Isaías Jaime Vilinga
Personal details
Born	António Brito Domingos Sozinho 1941 Angola
Political party	MPLA

António Brito Domingos Sozinho, also known as Brito Kissonde, is an Angolan diplomat. He is currently the ambassador to Mozambique, Swaziland, Malawi and Madagascar. Sozinho previously served as the ambassador to Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Seychelles, Burundi, Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, and Sweden.[1]

Sozinho was a part of the liberation struggle in Angola, and is a very influential diplomat in the Ministry of External Relation in Angola. He is one of wealthiest Angolans and has earned a stake in the country's highly lucrative oil industry.[2]

During his time as Angola's representative to Guinea-Bissau, Sozinho was given the National Order of Merit of Co-operation and Development, which is Guinea-Bissau's highest award.[3]

References

1. "Guinea-Bissau: Angolan Ambassador Accredited". 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-11-22.
2. Reed, Kristin. Crude Existence: Environment and the Politics of Oil in Northern Angola. University of California Press, Berkeley, 2009, p. 32
3. "West Africa: Ambassador Brito Sozinho Distinguished in Guinea Bissau - allAfrica.com". AllAfrica.com. Retrieved 4 May 2017.