LISBON, Portugal (AP) — José Eduardo dos Santos, once one of Africa’s longest-serving rulers who during almost four decades as president of Angola fought the continent’s longest civil war and turned ...

LUANDA (Reuters) - José Eduardo dos Santos, who ruled Angola for nearly four decades, winning a brutal civil war and overseeing an oil-fuelled boom that did little to alleviate poverty, died on Friday ...

As Angola’s president for 38 years, Mr. dos Santos ended the country’s civil war. He also launched an economic boom, but it mainly benefited his family and friends. By Alan Cowell José Eduardo dos ...

Angolan Pres Jose Eduardo dos Santos's announcement that he will not run again draws skepticism; long-running civil war makes it hard to fathom how government could even conduct legitimate elections ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. LISBON, Portugal (AP) — José Eduardo dos ...

Jose Eduardo dos Santos, a longtime controversial African ruler who was president of Angola for nearly four decades, died on Friday close to his home in Spain. He was 79. World News // 7 years ago Son ...