安哥拉总统任命新国防部长

 　　LUANDA, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos on Tuesday appointed Joao Manuel Goncalves Lourenco as defense¹ minister, according to a press release from the Civil Affairs Office to the Presidency².

　　In a presidential decree, Eduardo dos Santos also removed Cadido Pereira dos Santos Van-Dunem from the post of defense minister and reappointed him as Minister of Ex-Combatants and Veterans of the Motherland, replacing Kundi Paihama, who was recently assigned to govern the central Huambo province.

　　Before becoming the defense chief, Joao Lourenco had been the first deputy speaker of the National Assembly (Parliament) since 2012.

　　The presidential decree did not specify³ the reason for such a reshuffle.

1 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

2 presidency   

n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)

参考例句：

• Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。

3 specify   

vt.指定，详细说明

参考例句：

• We should specify a time and a place for the meeting.我们应指定会议的时间和地点。
• Please specify what you will do.请你详述一下你将做什么。