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Eduardo Dos Santos, Angola's Ex-President Kicks The Bucket

Eduardo Dos Santos, Angola’s Ex-President Kicks The Bucket

Jose Eduardo dos Santos, the Angolan former president who had ruled Africa’s second-biggest oil producing country for nearly four decades, has died at the age of 79.

His death had been reported by the Angolan presidency on Facebook on Friday.

The former president died at 11:10 am Spanish time at the Barcelona Teknon clinic following a prolonged illness, the presidency said.

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In a statement on its Facebook page, the government announced the obituary thus:

β€œThe Executive of the Republic of Angola brings to the knowledge of national and …