Bornito de Sousa

Bornito de Sousa Baltazar Diogo (born 23 July 1953) is an Angolan politician who was the third vice president of Angola, from 2017 to 2022. He was the vice presidential candidate for the MPLA in the 2017 Angolan general election, running alongside João Lourenço and a member of the Constituent Assembly since 2010. He was officially sworn in as vice president on 26 September 2017.

Early life and education De Sousa was born in Quéssua, Malanje Province, Portuguese Angola. His father, Job Baltazar Diogo, was a primary school teacher, Quimbundo-Portuguese translator and once imprisoned by the Portuguese security agency, PIDE-DGS. His mother, Catarina Manuel Simão Bento "Katika", was a housewife.

He studied at the "Amor e Alegria" Primary School, at Quéssua Methodist Mission in Malanje and the United Methodist Church School in Luanda. and was reappointed to the office on 1 October 2012, after the 2012 elections.

Spending controversy

De Sousa was heavily criticised in Angola when his daughter, Naulila Diogo, spent $200,000 on dresses on the American reality show Say Yes to the Dress in 2015, more than any other bride had ever spent at the New York clothing store in the show. He responded with Facebook posts that mocked popular demands for his resignation over the unaccounted funds.

Personal life He was married to Maria José Rodrigues Ferreira Diogo. and has 4 daughters: Nhenze Mpasi Diogo Mendes, Njolela Chili Diogo, Djamila do Carmo Diogo and Naulila Katika Diogo Graça.