Angola's authoritarian ex-president dos Santos dies in Spain
Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who controlled Angola with an iron clench hand for quite a long time, passed on Friday at a medical clinic in Barcelona subsequent to experiencing heart failure, the public authority said. He was 79.
Only from time to time found openly, dos Santos was in any case a presence in day to day existence as far back as most Angolans could recollect, coming to influence in 1979, preceding venturing down in September 2017 after almost forty years in charge of the Portuguese-talking, oil-rich state.
He kept up with wild control all through the nation's staggering nationwide conflict, which finished in 2002, trailed by an oil blast and downturn in 2015.
With "incredible torment and dismay" the Luanda government posted on Facebook affirmation of dos Santos' demise at 11:10 am (1010 GMT) at the Teknon Medical Center.
"(The public authority) presents its most profound sensations of distress to the dispossessed family," the assertion read, portraying the previous pioneer as a "legislator of incredible verifiable height" who drove the country through undeniably challenging times.
Angolan President Joao Lourenco, who is looking for re-appointment in August, announced five days of public grieving, beginning Saturday.
An official declaration requested banners to be flown at half-staff and the dropping of "all shows and public exhibitions".
Angolas dos Santos goes to a G8 culmination in Italy in July 2009. By - POOLAFPFile Angola's dos Santos goes to a G8 culmination in Italy in July 2009. By - (POOL/AFP/File)
"This is extremely miserable information... he has done a great deal for the country", Luanda occupant Santos Camuenho, a 40-year-old bricklayer said.
Dos Santos was owned up to clinic in Spain and put in serious consideration subsequent to experiencing a heart failure on June 23.
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