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Hatimaye Watoto wa rais wa zamani, José Eduardo dos Santos wamekubali baba yao azikwe mjini Luanda, lakini tu baada ya uchaguzi mkuu wa Agosti 24.
Hapo awali familia hiyo ilipinga Uamuzi wa Serikali kuandaa mazishi hayo wakidai Baba yao alitaka kuzikwa Mjini Barcelona alipofariki Julai 8, akiwa na umri wa miaka 79, baada ya kuweka historia ya kuwa Rais wa Angola kwa Miaka 38.
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Former Angolan president José Eduardo dos Santos’ children have agreed to have their father buried in Luanda, but only after the August 24 general election.
Dos Santos died on July 8, aged 79, having made history by becoming president at the age of 37, and leaving the seat in 2017, 38 years later.
However, the family has squabbled with Angolan authorities on whether he should be buried in Angola or Barcelona, where he was living. The family had earlier said their father wished to be buried in Spain.
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But in a letter signed by five of the ex-leader’s children, they also expressed "deep gratitude to the people of Angola" and to all those who share in their sadness and call for respect for the mourning.
"We, [the] children of Engineer José Eduardo dos Santos, call on everyone to respect our customs, our ancestral values and our religious beliefs”, the letter made public on Tuesday reads.
“Our father has this right, and no one can contest it. In African tradition, the time of mourning is a time for reflection and reconciliation”.
Street vendors at the Arreiou do Sao Paulo market mourn former Angolan president Jose Eduardo Dos Santos in Luanda on July 8, 2022. He died at a hospital in Barcelona, Spain. PHOTO | AFP
The letter, signed by Isabel, José Filomeno Zenú, Welwitschia Tchizé, Joess and José Eduardo Paulino Coreon Dú, adds that they also want a mausoleum to house their father’s mortal remains.
The letter could allow authorities to now arrange for his state funeral. But it also signals that the family wants assurances that the government will not target them after the burial. Some of dos Santos’ children had been staying away from Angola, like their father, after the new government of Joao Lourenco opened corruption investigations into how they amassed wealth
SOURCE: NATION.AFRICA
Hapo awali familia hiyo ilipinga Uamuzi wa Serikali kuandaa mazishi hayo wakidai Baba yao alitaka kuzikwa Mjini Barcelona alipofariki Julai 8, akiwa na umri wa miaka 79, baada ya kuweka historia ya kuwa Rais wa Angola kwa Miaka 38.
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Former Angolan president José Eduardo dos Santos’ children have agreed to have their father buried in Luanda, but only after the August 24 general election.
Dos Santos died on July 8, aged 79, having made history by becoming president at the age of 37, and leaving the seat in 2017, 38 years later.
However, the family has squabbled with Angolan authorities on whether he should be buried in Angola or Barcelona, where he was living. The family had earlier said their father wished to be buried in Spain.
Related.
But in a letter signed by five of the ex-leader’s children, they also expressed "deep gratitude to the people of Angola" and to all those who share in their sadness and call for respect for the mourning.
"We, [the] children of Engineer José Eduardo dos Santos, call on everyone to respect our customs, our ancestral values and our religious beliefs”, the letter made public on Tuesday reads.
“Our father has this right, and no one can contest it. In African tradition, the time of mourning is a time for reflection and reconciliation”.
Street vendors at the Arreiou do Sao Paulo market mourn former Angolan president Jose Eduardo Dos Santos in Luanda on July 8, 2022. He died at a hospital in Barcelona, Spain. PHOTO | AFP
The letter, signed by Isabel, José Filomeno Zenú, Welwitschia Tchizé, Joess and José Eduardo Paulino Coreon Dú, adds that they also want a mausoleum to house their father’s mortal remains.
The letter could allow authorities to now arrange for his state funeral. But it also signals that the family wants assurances that the government will not target them after the burial. Some of dos Santos’ children had been staying away from Angola, like their father, after the new government of Joao Lourenco opened corruption investigations into how they amassed wealth
SOURCE: NATION.AFRICA
