Former President José Eduardo dos Santos is already in Luanda

According to Angop, the former head of State arrived at the 4 de Fevereiro International Airport, in Luanda, around 11:00 am.

José Eduardo dos Santos, 79, reached the position of President of the Republic in September 1979, following the death of António Agostinho Neto, and held the functions for 38 years, until September 2017, when he was succeeded by the current President of the Republic, João Lourenço.

42 years ago, also on 14 September, the casket of the first Angolan president, Agostinho Neto, arrived in Luanda, who died in a Moscow hospital on 10 September 1979.
September is a symbolic month for Angola, which celebrates the 17th, the birth date of Agostinho grandson, the day of the National Hero.

José Eduardo dos Santos was commander-in-chief of the Angolan Armed Forces (FAA) and president emeritus of the MPLA, a title that was granted to him at the congress of September 8, 2018.
The MPLA has not yet commented on the coming of its former leader, the same happening with his successor, João Lourenço, who is currently on a working visit to the province of Cuanza Norte, and it is not known if any meeting between the two is planned. .

The former head of state, who resides in the Miramar neighborhood of Luanda, has lived in Barcelona for the past two years, making only trips to Dubai to meet his daughter Isabel dos Santos, who is targeted in lawsuits in several countries, including Angola and Portugal.

The family of José Eduardo dos Santos, as well as his former closest collaborators such as generals "Dino" and "Kopelipa" and the former vice president and former strongman of Sonangol, Manuel Vicente, have been in the crosshairs of the authorities due to allegations of corruption.