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The dos Santos on the losing momentum in new-era Angola

Angolan President Joao Lourenco. FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP

By  Arnaldo Vieira

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Nation Media Group

Former Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos last month handed over the ruling MPLA party baton, effectively ending his long political career.

He had been at the helm of both the country and the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola since September 21, 1979, having succeeded the liberation hero and first President António Agostinho Neto.

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