Leopoldino Fragoso do Nascimento
Head of the President's Communication Service
Personal details
Born (1963-06-05) June 5, 1963
Luanda, Angola
Political partyMPLA

Leopoldino Fragoso do Nascimento, aka "General Dino", was the Head of the Angolan President's Communication Service under José Eduardo dos Santos' presidency and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Cochan Group, one of the top economic groups in Angola.[1][2][3][4][5]

Mr. Leopoldino Fragoso do Nascimento has been a partner of Trafigura since 2009. Mr. do Nascimento is a founding partner of Unitel Telecom, Kinaxixe Real Estate, Zahara Logistics, Kero Supermarkets and Biocom – Bio Fuels. He has 20 years of experience in which he holds 7 years experience in Puma Energy/Industry. He serves as Director at Puma Energy Holdings Pte Ltd. He is one of Africa’s foremost entrepreneurs. He holds a degree in telecommunication engineering.[6]

U.S. sanctions

On 9 December 2021, the U.S. Department of the Treasury added do Nascimento and two of his companies - Cochan Holdings and Cochan SA - to its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list. Individuals on the list have their assets blocked and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from dealing with them.[7][8]

List of accusations against General Dino as per Maka Angola portal (portuguese)

References

  1. ↑ "General Leopoldino Fragoso do Nascimento (Dino)". africa-confidential.com. Retrieved 8 Apr 2019.
  2. ↑ "CHAIRMAN" (in Portuguese). cochan.com. Retrieved 8 Mar 2019.
  3. ↑ "Angolan officials admit to hiding Cobalt shares". Mail&Guardian. 16 Apr 2012. Retrieved 8 Mar 2019.
  4. ↑ "The 750 Million Dollar Man". foreignpolicy.com. 13 Feb 2014. Retrieved 8 Mar 2019.
  5. ↑ "Angola's Path to Justice - Prosecuting the Guilty and Recovering the Stolen Billions". allafrica.com. 23 Oct 2018. Retrieved 8 Mar 2019.
  6. ↑ "Leopoldino Fragoso do Nascimento". bloomberg.com. Retrieved 8 Mar 2019.
  7. ↑ "Global Magnitsky Designations and Designation Update". U.S. Department of the Treasury. Retrieved 2021-12-09.
  8. ↑ Payne, Julia (2021-12-09). "U.S. adds former Angolan General Dino to sanctions list". Reuters. Retrieved 2021-12-09.


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