Party of the Alliance of Youth, Workers and Farmers of Angola (Pajoca, abbreviation of ''Partido da Aliança Juventude, Operários e Camponeses de Angola'') was an opposition party in
Angola
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. The president of Pajoca was
Alexandre Sebastião André and the general secretary was
Jesus Kabanga. The party was founded in
Luanda
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, on January 19, 1991. The party was founded by disillusioned
MPLA
The People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola ( pt, Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola, abbr. MPLA), for some years called the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola – Labour Party (), is an Angolan left-wing, social dem ...
cadres.
Pajoca favoured far-reaching autonomy for the
Cabinda enclave.
In the run-up for the 1992 elections, Pajoca was registered with the authorities - having presented 3,998 signatures out of which 2,372 were deemed valid (coming from ten
provinces
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, with more than 100 signature from each province).
Angola News, number 1-47
'. Embassy of the Republic of Angola, 1992. p. 11 In the 1992 elections Pajoca received 13,924 votes (0.35%) and got one MP elected,
Alexandre Sebastião André. In the presidential election, PAJOCA supported the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (
MPLA
The People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola ( pt, Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola, abbr. MPLA), for some years called the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola – Labour Party (), is an Angolan left-wing, social dem ...
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In 1998 there was internal turmoil in Pajoca, with then president Sebastião Miguel Tetembwa expelling Alexandre Sebastião André. The first party congress was convened, which elected Alexandre Sebastião André as the new president. The congress also approved a new party constitution.
The women's organization of Pajoca is known as ''Organização da mulher do Pajoca - OMI-PA''.
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Alexandre Sebastião André
Political parties in Angola
Political parties established in 1991
1991 establishments in Angola
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