Ex-president Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who turned Angola into a huge oil producer and one of the poorest nations, has died

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Ex-president Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who turned Angola into a huge oil producer and one of the poorest nations, has died

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — José Eduardo dos Santos, once one of Africa’s longest-serving rulers who during almost four decades as

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