Africa-Press – Angola. At Cineteatro Caxito, in Bengo, the atmosphere is one of great consternation and pain. Governments, politicians, traditional authorities, religious entities, academics and the general population consider the former President of the Republic, José Eduardo dos Santos, a man of peace, who knew how to demonstrate examples of courage in the most difficult moments of the country.
There, the governor and first provincial secretary of the MPLA’s Bengo, Mara Quiosa, praised the figure and achievements of the former Head of State, who died on Friday.
“What we are doing now is to wear the memory of the former President of the Republic, José Eduardo dos Santos, and express our deep gratitude for everything he has done for the country in the achievement of peace, reconciliation between all Angolans and in the reconstruction of Angola” , he stressed.
Mara Quiosa said that the former President was a true patriot, a man with a high sense of state, who was always concerned about his people. “It is difficult to measure, at this time, all the greatness and dimension of President Eduardo dos Santos. We will remember him as a good patriot, as he himself said. We will remember him as a man who loved his people, until the end of his life”, he praised. According to the governor of Bengo, the legacy of the former President of the Republic remains and all the years of struggle and victory will serve as an inspiration for the Angolan youth. For the interim provincial secretary of the PRS, José dos Santos , to speak of the former President of the Republic is to refer to his dimension as an “architect of peace”, for all he has done for the country and in Africa. was often called upon to mediate various conflicts. José dos Santos said that the ex-President’s death left him in a “state of deep sadness”.
Mourning the death, the provincial secretary of the FNLA, José Júnior, stressed that José Eduardo dos Santos was a man of courage and patience, “qualities that led the country to the conquest of peace”. “The former president was always attentive and ready to solve the most tragic events in the country”, he concluded.
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