Former Angolan president Jose Eduardo dos Santos dies at 79
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FILE - In this April 12, 2008, file photo, Angola President Jos Eduardo dos Santos arrives at the Mulungushi International Conference Center in Lusaka, Zambia. Spanish prosecutors said Thursday, July 7, 2022, they have decided to look into allegations by a daughter of dos Santos that a conspiracy is behind her fathers serious illness, which has left him in a coma in a Barcelona clinic. Dos Santos voluntarily stepped down as head of state of his Southwest African country in 2017, when his health began failing after almost 40 years in power. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)FILE - Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos, right, walks with Pope Benedict XVI during the guard of honor ceremony at the Luanda International Airport in Angola, Friday March 20, 2009. Former Angolan president Jose Eduardo dos Santos has died in a clinic in Barcelona, Spain after an illness, the Angolan government said. He was 80 years old and died following a long illness, the government said Friday, July 8, 2022 in an announcement on its Facebook page. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)FILE - French President Francois Hollande meets with Angolan President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Tuesday April 29, 2014. Former Angolan president Jose Eduardo dos Santos has died in a clinic in Barcelona, Spain after an illness, the Angolan government said. He was 80 years old and died following a long illness, the government said Friday, July 8, 2022 in an announcement on its Facebook page. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere, File)FILE - Cuba's President Raul Castro, left, and Angola's President Jose Eduardo dos Santos review an honor guard during a welcoming ceremony at the Revolution Palace in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, June 18, 2014. Former Angolan president Jose Eduardo dos Santos has died in a clinic in Barcelona, Spain after an illness, the Angolan government said. He was 80 years old and died following a long illness, the government said Friday, July 8, 2022 in an announcement on its Facebook page. (Adalberto Roque/Pool Photo via AP, File)FILE - Cuba's acting President Raul Castro, left, and Angola's President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos review the honor guard at the Revolution Palace in Havana, Friday, Sept. 21, 2007. Former Angolan president Jose Eduardo dos Santos has died in a clinic in Barcelona, Spain after an illness, the Angolan government said. He was 80 years old and died following a long illness, the government said Friday, July 8, 2022 in an announcement on its Facebook page. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano, File)FILE - Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos, left, embraces rebel UNITA leader Jonas Savimbi after a peace summit in Lusaka, Zambia, Saturday, May 6, 1995. Former Angolan president Jose Eduardo dos Santos has died in a clinic in Barcelona, Spain after an illness, the Angolan government said. He was 80 years old and died following a long illness, the government said Friday, July 8, 2022 in an announcement on its Facebook page. (AP Photo/John Moore, File)FILE - Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos attends the African Cup of Nations final soccer match between Ghana and Egypt, in Luanda, Angola, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010. Former Angolan president Jose Eduardo dos Santos has died in a clinic in Barcelona, Spain after an illness, the Angolan government said. He was 80 years old and died following a long illness, the government said Friday, July 8, 2022 in an announcement on its Facebook page. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic, File)FILE - Angola's President Jose Eduardo dos Santos answers reporters questions after meeting with President George W. Bush at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2002. Former Angolan president Jose Eduardo dos Santos has died in a clinic in Barcelona, Spain after an illness, the Angolan government said. He was 80 years old and died following a long illness, the government said Friday, July 8, 2022 in an announcement on its Facebook page. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)FILE - Angola's President Jose Eduardo dos Santos looks on during a banquet hosted by his Portuguese counterpart Anibal Cavaco Silva at the Ajuda palace in Lisbon, Tuesday, March 10, 2009. Former Angolan president Jose Eduardo dos Santos has died in a clinic in Barcelona, Spain after an illness, the Angolan government said. He was 80 years old and died following a long illness, the government said Friday, July 8, 2022 in an announcement on its Facebook page. (Andre Kosters/Pool Photo via AP, File)FILE Russian president Vladimir Putin greets Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos prior to their talks in the Kremlin, Moscow Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2006. Former Angolan president Jose Eduardo dos Santos has died in a clinic in Barcelona, Spain after an illness, the Angolan government said. He was 80 years old and died following a long illness, the government said Friday, July 8, 2022 in an announcement on its Facebook page. (ITAR-TASS, Presidential Press Service, file)FILE - Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos, left, meets with President George W. Bush in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, May 12, 2004. Former Angolan president Jose Eduardo dos Santos has died in a clinic in Barcelona, Spain after an illness, the Angolan government said. He was 80 years old and died following a long illness, the government said Friday, July 8, 2022 in an announcement on its Facebook page. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)FILE - Angolan President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos, listens during a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, June 9, 2015. Former Angolan president Jose Eduardo dos Santos has died in a clinic in Barcelona, Spain after an illness, the Angolan government said. He was 80 years old and died following a long illness, the government said Friday, July 8, 2022 in an announcement on its Facebook page. (Wang Zhao/Pool Photo via AP, File)FILE - Angola's President Jose Eduardo dos Santos delivers a speech during a banquet hosted by his Portuguese counterpart Anibal Cavaco Silva at the Ajuda palace in Lisbon, Tuesday, March 10, 2009. Former Angolan president Jose Eduardo dos Santos has died in a clinic in Barcelona, Spain after an illness, the Angolan government said. He was 80 years old and died following a long illness, the government said Friday, July 8, 2022 in an announcement on its Facebook page. (Andre Kosters/Pool Photo via AP, File)
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FILE - In this April 12, 2008, file photo, Angola President Jos Eduardo dos Santos arrives at the Mulungushi International Conference Center in Lusaka, Zambia. Spanish prosecutors said Thursday, July 7, 2022, they have decided to look into allegations by a daughter of dos Santos that a conspiracy is behind her fathers serious illness, which has left him in a coma in a Barcelona clinic. Dos Santos voluntarily stepped down as head of state of his Southwest African country in 2017, when his health began failing after almost 40 years in power. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File)
