Angola’s José Eduardo dos Santos, once one of Africa’s longest-serving rulers, dies

By The Associated Press

Dos Santos died at 79 after a long illness. Under his watch, Angola became sub-Saharan Africa’s second-largest oil producer — but the wealth didn’t reach the people.

(Image credit: Themba Hadebe/AP)

Dos Santos died at 79 after a long illness. Under his watch, Angola became sub-Saharan Africa’s second-largest oil producer — but the wealth didn’t reach the people.

(Image credit: Themba Hadebe/AP)

Source: Angola’s José Eduardo dos Santos, once one of Africa’s longest-serving rulers, dies