How did José Eduardo dos Santos die?
José Eduardo dos Santos, an Angolan politician, led the nation as president from 1979 to 2017. The party in Angola since its independence in 1975 has been called the People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), which was led by José Eduardo dos Santos, the country’s former president. Only one other African head of…
José Eduardo dos Santos, an Angolan politician, led the nation as president from 1979 to 2017. The party in Angola since its independence in 1975 has been called the People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), which was led by José Eduardo dos Santos, the country’s former president.
Only one other African head of state, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea, who took office less than two months before dos Santos, had a lengthier tenure.
Avelino Eduardo dos Santos and Jacinta José Paulino are the parents of Eduardo dos Santos. He was born in the current Sambizanga area of Luanda.
He attended basic school in Luanda and completed his secondary education at the Liceu Salvador Correia, today known as Mutu ya Kivela.
José Eduardo dos Santos has been married three times and has six children through his marriages and one child born outside of marriage.
How did José Eduardo dos Santos die?
Dos Santos passed away on July 8, 2022, at the age of 79, at the Teknon Medical Center in Barcelona. He received cancer treatment for a number of years until he passed away after suffering a “cardiorespiratory arrest” on June 23 of that year.
He passed away in Spain, where he was receiving medical attention after a heart attack.
Dos Santos, whose fans dubbed him the “architect of peace,” will be remembered for putting an end to a protracted civil war in the early 2000s.
