Díaz-Canel decreta Duelo Oficial por la muerte de expresidente de la República de Angola, José Eduardo dos Santos

On the occasion of the death of the ex-president of the Republic of Angola, José Eduardo dos Santos, who led this country from 1979 to 2017 and maintained historical relations with our country, the President of the Republic of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, decretó Duelo Oficialdesde las 06:00 horas hasta las 12:00 de la noche del día 9 de julio.

During the validity of Duelo Oficial, the Flag of the Solitary Star must be raised at half-mast in public buildings and military institutions.

The ex-president of Angola, José Eduardo dos Santos, died this Friday at 79 years in Barcelona, ​​Spainwhere he remained hospitalized after suffering a cardiac arrest last June 23.

Mediante las redes sociales, the Presidency of Angola destacó that the ex-mandate, who governed the African nation between 1979 and 2017, “fue una figura única en la patria angoleña”.

En el comunicado se subraya que Dos Santos played a relevant role in “the fight against colonization, in the conquest of national independenceen la consolidación de la nación Angolan, en su afirmación en el amípido de las naciones”, as well as “en la consecución de la paz, reconstrucción y reconcilación nacional”.

(Con información de la ACN)