Memorial Page for José Eduardo dos Santos (née José Eduardo Van Dunen)
President of Angola from 1979 to 2017
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August 28th, 2026
Emoria lights a memorial candle in remembrance of José Eduardo dos Santos.
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July 8th, 2026
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Biography
José Eduardo dos Santos (* August 28, 1942 in Luanda; † July 8, 2022 in Barcelona) was a president of Angola from 1979 to 2017. He was 79 years old. He was married to Ana Paula dos Santos and Tatiana Kukanova. He had 10 children. He studied at Azerbaijan State Oil and Industrial University. His faith was Catholicism. He received 5 awards, including Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo, Order of José Martí. His cause of death was heart failure.
Life Events
7 EventsBorn in Luanda, Angola
1942Married Tatiana Kukanova
1966until 1980
Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry
1988Married Ana Paula dos Santos
1991until 2022
honorary doctor of the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia
1998Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo
2010Died in Barcelona, Catalonia (heart failure)
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José Eduardo dos Santos (née José Eduardo Van Dunen). Forever remembered.