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Jose Eduardo dos Santos, Angola's ruler for almost 40 years, dies at 79

World News // 1 year ago

Jose Eduardo dos Santos, Angola's ruler for almost 40 years, dies at 79

Jose Eduardo dos Santos, a longtime controversial African ruler who was president of Angola for nearly four decades, died on Friday close to his home in Spain. He was 79.

Son of Angola's former president charged in $500m fraud case

World News // 6 years ago

Son of Angola's former president charged in $500m fraud case

The son of Angola's former president has been charged with fraud in relation to an alleged illegal transfer of $500 million from the country's central bank.

Africa's richest woman to completely overhaul Angola's state-run oil co.

Energy News // 7 years ago

Africa's richest woman to completely overhaul Angola's state-run oil co.

Isabel dos Santos, the new CEO of Angola's state owned oil company, plans to overhaul Sonangol and it make it profitable again.

Nicki Minaj urged to cancel Angola appearance amid human rights concerns

Entertainment News // 8 years ago

Nicki Minaj urged to cancel Angola appearance amid human rights concerns

Human rights groups are pushing to convince rapper Nicki MInaj to skip a lucrative performance in the African nation of Angola citing human rights concerns.

Blog // 1 decade ago

Mariah Carey allegedly takes $1M for concert for Angolan President

Mariah Carey performs two-hour concert for Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos for $1M.

Energy News // 1 decade ago

Angola seeks to be Africa's top oil power

Angola is driving to become Africa's leading oil producer and that's expected to gain momentum after its president since 1979, the autocratic onetime jungle fighter Jose Eduardo dos Santos, won another five years in office.

World News // 1 decade ago

Angola expected to return Santos to power

Angolan voters went to the polls Friday in an election that is expected to keep the south African nation's ruling party in power.

Energy News // 1 decade ago

Power struggle in Angola amid new oil boom

Angola, Africa's second-largest oil producer, is locked in a power struggle over who'll succeed longtime strongman Jose Eduardo dos Santos amid signs offshore exploration will open up giant fields like those found by Brazil across the Atlantic.

Energy News // 1 decade ago

Total breaks new ground in Angola

Authorities at French energy company Total inaugurated its giant Pazflor development off Angola's coast, which it said is characterized as an "elephant" field.

Energy News // 1 decade ago

Oil fuels Angola's growing power

Angola has become Africa's leading oil producer since its long-running civil war ended in 2002 and its state-run national oil company, Sonangol, is seeking a global reach that outstrips other African states.

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We hope this (agreement) will allow the future leaders of Cabinda to manage the huge physical and human resources of this province in the best interests of the peoples of the region and Angola
Rebels not happy with Angola peace deal Aug 02, 2006

José Eduardo dos Santos (born August 28, 1942) is the second and current President of Angola, having served in that position since 1979. He is also the President of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA).

Eduardo dos Santos was born in Luanda. Eduardo's parents were immigrants from São Tomé and Príncipe. While he was studying in school, he joined the MPLA in 1956 thereby starting his political career. Due to the repression of the colonial government, Eduardo dos Santos went into self-exile in France in 1961. He later moved to the Republic of the Congo. From there he collaborated with the MPLA, and soon became an official member of the party. To continue with his education, he moved, once again, to the Soviet Union, where he received an engineering degree from the Azerbaijan Oil and Chemistry Institute in Baku, Azerbaijan.

In 1970 he returned to Angola and joined the EPLA (Exército Popular de Libertação de Angola), a branch of the MPLA, becoming a radio transmitter in the second political-military region of the MPLA. In 1974, he was promoted to sub commander of the telecoms service of the second region. He served as the MPLA's representative to Yugoslavia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the People's Republic of China before being elected to the Central Committee and Politburo of the MPLA in September 1974.

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