Leopoldino Fragoso do Nascimento

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.^{[2][3][4][5][6]} Fragoso do Nascimento has been a partner of Trafigura since 2009. do Nascimento is a founding partner of Unitel Telecom, Kinaxixe Real Estate, Zahara Logistics, Kero Supermarkets and Biocom – Bio Fuels. As of 2019, he had "20 years of experience" in which he held 7 years experience in Puma Energy/Industry, serving as Director at Puma Energy Holdings Pte Ltd. Bloomberg described him as "one of Africa’s foremost entrepreneurs".^[1]

Do Nascimento has been described as one of three members of a triumvirate alongside Manuel Vicente and Manuel Hélder Vieira Dias Junior to move millions of dollars out of Angola.^[7]

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.^[8][9]

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

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