Dos Santos family finally agrees on his burial place, but after Angola elections
A man holds a copy of the Jornal de Angola newspaper with a headline about the death of former Angola President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos in Luanda on June 9, 2022. PHOTO | AFP
Former Angolan president José Eduardo dos Santos’ children on Tuesday agreed to have their father buried in Luanda, but only after the August 24 general election.
Dos Santos died on July 8, aged 79, having made history by becoming president at the age of 37, and leaving the seat in 2017, 38 years later. However, the family has squabbled with Angolan authorities on whether he should be buried in Angola or Barcelona, where he was living. The family had earlier said their father wished to be buried in Spain.
