José Eduardo dos Santos, the son of a bricklayer, was born in Luanda, the capital, on Aug. 28, 1942. His high grades secured him one of the few spots available to African students at a school ...

Then-Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos, left, embraces rebel UNITA leader Jonas Savimbi on May 6, 1995 after a peace summit in Lusaka, Zambia. (AP Photo/John Moore, File) ...

The former president of Angola, Jose Eduardo dos Santos, has died at the age of 79.. Dos Santos, who served as president between 1979 and 2017, died in the Spanish city of Barcelona on Friday ...

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.

José Eduardo dos Santos, Angola's former president, has died. Under his watch, Angola became sub-Saharan Africa's second-largest oil producer — but the wealth never reached the people.

José Eduardo dos Santos, who ruled Angola for nearly four decades, winning a brutal civil war and overseeing an oil-fuelled boom that did little to alleviate poverty, died on Friday. He was 79 ...

The eldest children of former Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos are demanding an end to all criminal cases against them, less than two weeks after their father died.. In exchange, Isabel ...

Former Angolan president Jose Eduardo dos Santos has died in a clinic in Barcelona, Spain after an illness, the Angolan government said. He was 79 years old and died following a long illness, ...

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Former Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos died Friday in a clinic in Barcelona, Spain, the Angolan government said. He was 79 years old and died following a long ...

FILE – In this April 12, 2008, file photo, Angola President José Eduardo dos Santos arrives at the Mulungushi International Conference Center in Lusaka, Zambia.