The son of former president José Eduardo dos Santos has been freed from the five-year prison sentence handed down by Angola's Supreme Court. José Filomeno dos Santos was sentenced to five years in prison by the Angolan Supreme Court in 2020 in the case of the 500 million dollars illegally transferred...
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Spanish Justice shelves investigation on José Eduardo dos Santos' death
Spanish justice has shelved the investigation into the death of former Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos, confirming that it was due to natural causes, according to a decision by a Barcelona court released yesterday. The decision of a court in Barcelona, in the Spanish region of Catalonia, closed the case by concluding that José Eduardo dos Santos was due to natural causes.
President of the Republic attends José Eduardo dos Santos' funeral
The President of the Republic of Angola, Filipe Nyusi, went, this Saturday, to the Republic of Angola, to take part in the funeral of José Eduardo dos Santos, former President of that country, who lost his life last July 8, 2022 in Barcelona, Spain, victim of disease. José Eduardo dos Santos was President of the Republic of...
Court decides to deliver José Eduardo dos Santos' body to ex-wife. Tchizé will appeal
Spanish court awarded custody of the corpse of José Eduardo dos Santos to his ex-wife Ana Paula dos Santos. Tchizé dos Santos, daughter of the former Angolan president, will appeal the decision, her lawyer told Lusa this Wednesday. "The decision of the investigating judge number 11 of Barcelona to hand over the body of the former Angolan president José...
Death of José Eduardo dos Santos: Government decrees five days of national mourning
The Mozambican government has decreed five days of national mourning, starting at 0.00 hours today for the death of the former President of Angola José Eduardo dos Santos, who lost his life at the age of 79 on the 8th of this month, in Barcelona, Spain, victim of disease. The decision was taken last night in...
Angolan government hires lawyers to support widow
The Angolan government has hired a law firm to support the legal process of José Eduardo dos Santos' widow in the request in court for the custody of the body of the former President of Angola, who died on Friday in Barcelona. The law firm will defend the interests of Ana Paula dos Santos, her children and...
Provisional autopsy result of José Eduardo dos Santos' body contradicts family accusations
The provisional result of the autopsy of the body of the former president of Angola, José Eduardo dos Santos does not point out any irregularity, thus contradicting the accusations made by the family. Correio da Manhã confirmed with the Government of Angola. The body of José Eduardo dos Santos was autopsied in Barcelona and according to France-Presse (AFP), the spokesman of the...
The tug-of-war between José Eduardo dos Santos' family and the Angolan government continues
Tchizé dos Santos advanced with an injunction to stop the transfer of the body to Luanda. The body of José Eduardo dos Santos will be autopsied soon. The decision of the Barcelona court was known this Saturday. In Luanda the funeral ceremonies are already being prepared, but part of the family opposes the funeral in Angola....
President of Angola increases national mourning period to seven days
The President of Angola has extended from five to seven days the period of national mourning for the death of former Angolan head of state José Eduardo dos Santos, through a new decree amending the one published earlier this afternoon. "Taking into account the procedures associated with the physical passing of the former President of the Republic of Angola,...
Five-day national mourning in Angola for Eduardo dos Santos
The President of Angola, João Lourenço, decreed today five days of national mourning, starting Saturday, for the death of his predecessor, José Eduardo dos Santos, who died today in Barcelona at 79 years old. "National mourning is declared to be observed throughout the national territory and in diplomatic and consular missions," it read...