2006
Rafael Marques de Morais
Acceptance Speech: In the last two years there has been a great effort by the government to project a more positive image of Angola. The focus has been on the very high GDP growth…derived from an increase of oil production and prices…In our capital, Luanda, rise a few skyscrapers for multinational corporations and extremely wealthy nationals.
What is happening today is a legal and political process of privatizing the State for the benefit of the current ruling class. To do so, the regime counts on the full support of the foreign powers in need of Angolan oil, diamonds and other natural resources…Angola is in need of a government that protects its own people and brings them together to build a strong nation, and to give them dignity and honor.