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Angola’s former president Jose Eduardo dos Santos dies at 79

  REUTERS Angola's former president Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who ruled Africa's second-biggest oil producer for nearly four decades, died on Friday, the presidency said. The 79-year-old died at the Teknon clinic in Barcelona, Spain, where he was being treated following a prolonged illness, according to the statement One of Africa's longest serving leaders, dos Santos stepped down five years...