Luanda – Among hundreds of thousands of Angolans who passed away in 2022 were of course politicians, military personnel, diplomats, singers, former athletes.
In July, the country lost the former President José Eduardo dos Santos, who passed away at 79 in Barcelona, Spain, victim of illness.
In December, Angola also said farewell to the former minister of Foreign Affairs, Assunção Afonso de Sousa dos Anjos, who also died in Madrid, Spain, of illness.
Also due to illness, ambassador and nationalist Luís Neto “Kiambata” died on 20 August, at 75 years old.
General Abreu Muhengo “Kamorteiro”, the commander of the Angolan navy, general Jorge Manuel dos Santos “Sukissa” and MP Amílcar Campos Colela (UNITA) also died in the same year.
In November, the country also mourned Gelson Caio Mendes, Angolan kudur style musician, known as Nagrelha dos Lambas, who died at 36, victim of lung cancer.
Still in the music marked, the country lost, throughout the year, figures such as the guitarist Anselmo de Sousa Arcanjo “Marito”, from the musical group Kiezos, as well as the musician and producer Leonel Dimbulukeny “Leokeny”.
The universe of art also lost, in 2022, comedian and video producer Edson Quituto.
Other notable figures who died include the agronomist and politician Gilberto Buta Lutucuta, former minister of agriculture, who died in February at the age of 80.
In sport, 2022 was marked by the deaths of former Angolan boxer Pedro Filomeno “De Vasco”, former footballer Elisa Perez, chess player Francisco Flora and former footballer Jaime Chimalanga.
The basketball coach Joaquim da Silva “Quinzinho”, former basketball player Francisco Cabinda and basketball player Michel Santos.
Source: Angola Press News Agency