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Welwitschia dos Santos

PEP · Politician · Close Associate · Sanction-linked entity

Welwitschia dos Santos is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Tchizé dos Santos · Welwitschea dos Santos · Welwitschia dos Santos · ולויטשיה דוש סנטוש				[sources]
Alias	Welwitchia José dos Santos · Welwitschea Abrantes José dos Santos · Welwitschea José dos Santos · Welwitschia Abrantes José dos Santos				[sources]
Weak alias	Tchizé dos Santos				[sources]
Birth date	1978-12-04				[sources]
Place of birth	Luanda				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Citizenship	Angola · Portugal				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	José · Welwitschea				[sources]
Last name	Santos				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1624159				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Member of the National Assembly of Angola				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-06	Last processed	2026-04-06	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2026-04-06

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Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories341,348

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons272,626

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

External databases

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Graph-based entity tagging84,502

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions500,442

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata330,012

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Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
José Filomeno dos Santos Close Associate	sibling	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the National Assembly of Angola	-	-

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Isabel dos Santos Disqualified · Sanctioned entity	sibling	-	-