Manuel Pedro Pacavira (14 October 1939 – 12 September 2016) was the ambassador of Angola to Italy, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agriculture and Development (IFAD) and the World Food Program. He previously served as Transportation Minister. He succeeded Elísio de Figueiredo as ambassador to the United Nations in 1988, serving until 1991. Pacavira, born in Cuanza Norte, Angola, studied in Havana, Cuba. He published a book on President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos, Jose Eduardo dos Santos - A Life Devoted to the Homeland, in August 2006.