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Angola Holds Vote to Mark End of Dos Santos's 38-Year Rule

Bloomberg 9 hours ago

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Angolans begin voting on Wednesday in an election that will bring about the first leadership change in almost four decades for Africa's second-biggest oil producer. Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who led Angola through a civil war, an oil-fueled boom and a bust, is stepping down after 38 years in power. Defense Minister Joao Lourenco, the ruling Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola's presidential candidate, is widely expected to win the vote, according to Ricardo Soares de Oliveira, an Oxford professor and the author of a postwar study on Angola. A defeat of the ruling party is "almost unimaginable," Soares de Oliveira said in an emailed response to questions. "The most probable outcome remains ...

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