Luzia Inglês Van-Dúnem

Luzia Pereira de Sousa Inglês Van-Dúnem (born 11 January 1948) is an Angolan politician, feminist and expert in military telecommunications. She is a member of the Angolan National Assembly, as a member of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA).

Biography Van-Dúnem was born in Luanda, Angola, on 11 January 1948 and is the daughter of the Methodist minister, Guilherme Inglês. In 1961, Inglês was assassinated by colonial forces in the aftermath of the 15 March uprising. Her mother died shortly afterwards, and she and her sisters joined the Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola (MPLA; People’s Liberation Movement of Angola). From 1976 to 1991, she was in charge of the Commander-in-Chief of the Angola Armed Forces' communications centre. In 2008 she was elected to the Angolan parliament, in the first elections since 1992.