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  dos Santos, José Eduardo
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AffiliationPeople's Movement for the Liberation of Angola  
  2000-01-01  
 
NameJosé Eduardo dos Santos
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Born August 28, 1942
DiedJuly 08, 2022 (79 years)
ContributorSarnstrom
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Jul 08, 2022 03:59pm
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InfoJosé Eduardo dos Santos was an Angolan politician who served as the president of Angola from 1979 to 2017. As President, José Eduardo dos Santos was also the commander in chief of the Angolan Armed Forces (FAA) and President of the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), the party that has ruled Angola since it gained independence in 1975. He was the second-longest-serving president in Africa, surpassed only by President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea, who took power less than two months before dos Santos.


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Jan 19, 2020 01:00pm General Revealed: how Angolan ruler's daughter used her status to build $2bn empire  Article IndyGeorgia 
Sep 30, 2018 01:00pm General Angola: The fall of the Dos Santos clan  Article IndyGeorgia 

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  08/31/2012 Angola President Won 79.55% (+65.00%)
  09/30/1992 Angolan President Won 49.56% (+9.49%)
  09/10/1979 Angolan President - Succession Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
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