By ARNALDO VIEIRA More by this AuthorA row has erupted over the burial of former Angola President José Eduardo dos Santos who died on Friday at a Spanish hospital. Welwitschia dos Santos, a daughter, opposed the state funeral plan due to their disagreements with the Angolan government. José Eduardo dos Santos, aka JES, was once celebrated as the country’s peace architect who stabilised the country from years of civil war. After serving 37 years in power, dos Santos stepped down in 2017 after handing power to João Lourenco, his longtime ally. The cloud gathering around dos Santos’ misdeeds in the past forced him to leave the country on April 16, 2019, officially for medical treatment in Spain.

Source: Daily Nation July 12, 2022 03:04 UTC