Luanda – Several Latin American countries are mourning the passing away of Angola’s former president, José Eduardo dos Santos, on Friday in Barcelona, Spain.
According to a statement issued by the Angolan embassy in Cuba, the Caribbean country mourns the death of former Angolan president, José Eduardo dos Santos, from 6 a.m. local time until midnight Saturday.
According to a decree published in the Granma newspaper, the official organ of the Cuban Communist Party and signed by the President of Cuba, Miguel Díaz Canel Bermúdez, while this period is in force the national flag will be at half-mast in public buildings and military institutions.
On Twitter, the Cuban statesman regretted the unfortunate event and expressed his condolences to the people and the Angolan Government and to the family of former President José Eduardo dos Santos.
In another message, according to a note from the Angolan embassy in Cuba, addressed to President João Lourenço, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega recalled the moments shared with former President José Eduardo dos Santos.
The Prensa Latina news agency highlights on Saturday that the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, on behalf of his government lamented the death of the former Angolan statesman and highlighted his role in the anti-colonial struggle.
The Venezuelan statesman recalled the brotherhood, friendship and solidarity that José Eduardo dos Santos dedicated to the South American nation, especially, to the historical leader of the Bolivarian Revolution, Hugo Chávez.
“In this terrible time, Venezuela expresses to his family and friends, to the people and to the illustrious Government of the Republic of Angola, its sincere solidarity and heartfelt condolences, before the passing to eternity of this distinguished son of Africa,” the document reads.
Source: Angola Press News Agency