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Former Angola president dos Santos dies at 79

Angolan President and MPLA leader Jose Eduardo dos Santos attends a party central committee at a meeting in Luanda, Angola. [Reuters]

Angola's former president Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who ruled Africa's second-biggest oil producer for nearly four decades, has died aged 79, the Angolan presidency said on Facebook on Friday.

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