Jose Eduardo dos Santos, one-time president of Angola who ruled Africa’s second-biggest oil producer for nearly four decades, has died aged 79, the Angolan presidency said on Friday.

A statement on the Government’s official Facebook page, read: “The Executive of the Republic of Angola brings to the knowledge of national and international public opinion, with a feeling of great pain and dismay, the death of His Excellency, the former President of the Republic, Engineer José Eduardo dos Santos, today at 11:10, Spanish time certified by the medical report of clinic in Barcelona after prolonged illness. Information Guide Nigeria

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“The Executive of the Republic of Angola bows, with the greatest respect and consideration, to the figure of a Statesman of great historical dimension, who ruled for many years with clarity and humanism the destinies of the Angolan Nation, at moments very difficult.

“The Executive of the Republic of Angola extends to the bereaved family its deepest condolences and appeals for everyone’s serenity in this time of pain and dismay.”

Dos Santos had been receiving medical treatment since 2019. jamb results

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