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Claudia Gastrow, Senior Lecturer in Anthropology, University of Johannesburg

Angola's Eduardo dos Santos: a divisive figure in life - and in death

Jose Eduardo dos Santos. epa-efe/Tiago

There is unlikely to be consensus on what José Eduardo dos Santos, Angola’s former longtime president who died earlier this month in Barcelona, Spain, will represent in the memory of Angolans.

While he has been credited for steering his country through a decades long civil war, his rule was marred by authoritarianism, high levels of corruption, and the securitisation of the state.

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