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Angola: Dos Santos Quits As Party Boss After 40 Years
[All Africa] Angola's former president Jose Eduardo dos Santos stepped down as head of the ruling MPLA party on Saturday. He handed over power to President Joao Lourenco after dominating politics for nearly four decades."Today, with my head up, I leave and pass on the baton to comrade Joao Lourenco," dos Santos told crowds at the ruling party headquarters in Luanda. As his rule comes to an end, dos Santos says he wants to be remembered for his dignified exit from a position he has held since 1979. The 76-year-old liberation war veteran did not stand for re-election in the August 2017 polls and handed over the reins of power to his defense minister Lourenco, 64. But he remained at the helm of the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) party, where much of the real power is seen to be vested. Posted by: Fred 2018-09-10 |
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