Valentim Amões (4 July 196019 January 2008) was an Angolan politician and businessman.
Born in the village of Camela (now known as Camela Amões Village) in the Huambo Province, he was a member of the Central Committee of the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), having defected from UNITA.Daniel Metcalfe, Blue Dahlia, Black Gold: A Journey Into Angola (Hutchinson, 2013), Arrow Books, 2014, pp. 142–43.
He was killed along with 12 other people on 19 January 2008, when a B-200 aircraft headed for Huambo City struck the Serra Mbave mountains in the Huambo Province."Angola: Opposition Unita Regrets Death of Valentim Amões", AllAfrica, 23 January 2008. Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos said that he "was a dynamic, courageous and perspicacious businessman"."Angola: Head of State Praises Late Valentim Amões' Entrepreneurial Qualities", AllAfrica, 22 January 2008. He was 47 on the day of the tragedy.
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