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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Leandro Lima and Sisipho Skweyiya

Angola holds funeral of ex-leader Dos Santos amid dispute over vote

A casket carrying the body of Angola's former President Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who died in Spain in July, lies during his funeral at the Agostinho Neto Memorial in Luanda, August 28, 2022. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

Amid post-election tensions, Angola held a funeral on Sunday for long-serving ex-leader Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who died in Spain in July but whose burial was delayed by a family request for an autopsy.

Dos Santos died in a clinic in Barcelona on July 8 at the age of 79. His funeral was taking place days after an election that appeared to have returned his MPLA party to power but whose results have been disputed by the opposition.

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