Africa-Press – Angola. The First Lady of the Republic, Ana Dias Lourenço, paid tribute this Sunday to former President José Eduardo dos Santos, who died this month in Barcelona, Kingdom of Spain, at a time when Praça da Independência registered a strong movement of people. .
Ana Dias Lourenço, who did not make statements to the press, was accompanied by the Minister of Youth and Sports, Ana Paula do Sacramento Neto, and by the deputy governor of Luanda for the Political, Economic and Social Area, Dionísio Fonseca.
Before entering the tent, the First Lady greeted the ministers of National Defense and Veterans of the Homeland, João Ernesto dos Santos “Liberdade”, of the Interior, Eugénio Laborinho, of Justice and Human Rights, Francisco Queiroz, of Culture, Tourism and Environment, Filipe Zau, from Telecommunications, Information Technologies and Social Communication, Manuel Homem, and the MPLA Secretary for International Relations, Manuel Augusto, among other entities.
The public wake for the death of the former President of the Republic, José Eduardo dos Santos, which ended yesterday, registered the presence of figures from sovereign bodies, the Executive, political parties, the diplomatic corps accredited in Angola, religious entities and the civil society as well as the popular.
Closing Of The Wake
Citizens Praise Former President
This Sunday, hundreds of citizens paid tribute to the former President of the Republic, José Eduardo dos Santos, in Praça da República, marking the end of the wake.
The population went to the place, from the first day of the opening of the wake, to express their recognition to former President José Eduardo dos Santos, who died on Friday, 8th, in Barcelona, Kingdom of Spain, victim of illness .
Citizen Osvaldo Gerónimo Mueneputo said that the country is going through a moment of great sadness, due to the fact that the leader who brought Peace, National Reconciliation and political and social stability has been lost. Laura André affirmed, in turn, that José Eduardo dos Santos is a “father to the Nation”. Alice de Azevedo Cassoma recalled the direction determined by the former President to end the war in the province of Bié, where she lived.
António Falcão, chief chief of the municipality of Cacuaco, praised his determination to build society, defend territorial integrity and achieve peace.
The 84-year-old Maria Filipe da Silva stressed that “Dos Santos was a good President, who deserves to be remembered by the Angolan people”, he concluded.
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