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President José Eduardo dos Santos made the announcement during the opening of his ruling MPLA party Central Committee meeting on Friday.
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President dos Santos did not make it clear if he would run for another term.
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Dos Santos is Africa’s second longest-serving leader after Teodoro Obiang of Equatorial Guinea.
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He has been at the helm of the country and party since 1979.
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Critics accuse the 73-year-old of overseeing corruption, misrule and intimidation of the opposition in a country that suffers poverty despite being Africa’s second-largest oil producer.
President José Eduardo dos Santos made the announcement during the opening of his ruling MPLA party Central Committee meeting on Friday.
President dos Santos did not make it clear if he would run for another term.
Dos Santos is Africa’s second longest-serving leader after Teodoro Obiang of Equatorial Guinea.
He has been at the helm of the country and party since 1979.
Critics accuse the 73-year-old of overseeing corruption, misrule and intimidation of the opposition in a country that suffers poverty despite being Africa’s second-largest oil producer.
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