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Contact us with any questions about finding information. NOTE: External links to other Internet sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views contained therein. The Constitution was revised in to provide for elections and for the protection of basic human rights, but the Government generally does not respect its provisions in practice. In President Jose Eduardo dos Santos received a plurality of votes in Angola's first elections, which United Nations observers declared to be free and fair.
The second round of the election was not held due to the repudiation of the first round results by the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola UNITA and the subsequent return to civil war. This process is taking place under the auspices of the U.
Three observer countries Portugal, Russia, and the United States are also monitoring the implementation of the Lusaka Protocol. The Ministry of the Interior is responsible for internal security.
It exercises this function through the National Police. The Paramilitary Rapid Intervention Police, PIR , created in as an elite paramilitary force, was restricted to barracks as part of the Lusaka Protocol; that quartering ended in October. The armed forces are responsible for external security. Prior to implementation of the Lusaka Protocol-mandated cease-fire, they were primarily engaged in fighting the civil war against UNITA.
