Former president of Angola Dos Santos is put in a coma

The Portuguese Expresso Newspaper described Mr. Dos Santos' medical condition as "irreversible," which has fanned rumors regarding his health.

Former president of Angola Dos Santos is put in a coma

According to a Portuguese news outlet, José Eduardo dos Santos, the immediate past president of Angola, is being treated at a Barcelona hospital in an induced coma.

According to Portugal's state-owned Lusa News Agency, which extensively covers events in Portuguese-speaking nations in Africa, José Eduardo dos Santos is hospitalized in a clinic in Barcelona and is in a coma after a [relapse], after recovering from Covid-19.

The Portuguese Expresso Newspaper described Mr. Dos Santos' medical condition as "irreversible," which has fanned rumors regarding his health.

Tchizé dos Santos, the former president's daughter, has criticized "those preparing his funeral."

She further charged that Joo Lourenço, the president of Angola, had politicized the predicament of his father.

From 1979 to 2017, José Eduardo dos Santos presided over Angola.