18 moments

  1. Birth in Sambizanga

    · Sambizanga, Luanda, Portuguese Angola

    José Eduardo dos Santos was born in the Sambizanga district of Luanda, then in Portuguese Angola. District coordinates are representative.

  2. Exile in Congo-Brazzaville

    · Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville)

    Amid colonial repression, dos Santos left Angola for exile in neighboring Congo-Brazzaville, where he worked with the MPLA. The source identifies the country, not a specific settlement; coordinates are a representative national point.

  3. Oil and communications studies

    · Azerbaijan Oil and Chemistry Institute, Baku, Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic

    By 1969, dos Santos had completed petroleum-engineering and radar-communications studies at the Azerbaijan Oil and Chemistry Institute in Baku. Institutional coordinates are approximate.

  4. EPLA radio-transmitter service

    · Cabinda Province, Angola

    Dos Santos returned to Angola and began service in the MPLA’s guerrilla force as a radio transmitter in its second political-military region in Cabinda Province. The source specifies Cabinda Province rather than a particular base; coordinates are representative.

  5. MPLA Central Committee election

    · Moxico Province, Angola

    Dos Santos was elected to the MPLA Central Committee and Politburo at Moxico during the final year of Portuguese rule. The source gives Moxico; coordinates are representative for the province.

  6. State visit at Brandenburg Gate

    · Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, German Democratic Republic

    State visit at Brandenburg Gate
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    During a state visit to East Germany, dos Santos appeared at the Brandenburg Gate with East German officials. Only the year is supplied by the source.

  7. First meeting with Jonas Savimbi

    · Gbadolite, Zaire

    Dos Santos met UNITA leader Jonas Savimbi for the first time in Gbadolite, under Mobutu Sese Seko’s auspices. Source text is in Spanish.

  8. Signing the Bicesse Accords

    · Lisbon, Portugal

    Dos Santos and Jonas Savimbi signed the Bicesse Accords, an agreement for Angola’s transition toward multiparty democracy. The source gives Lisbon rather than the more specific Bicesse/Estoril venue.

  9. Lusaka Protocol signing

    · Lusaka, Zambia

    Dos Santos participated in the Lusaka Protocol peace process with Jonas Savimbi; the protocol was signed in Lusaka. The primary document identifies dos Santos and records the protocol as signed at Lusaka on 15 November 1994.

  10. Lusaka reconciliation meeting

    · Lusaka, Zambia

    Dos Santos and Savimbi met again in Lusaka in a highly symbolic effort to support implementation of the Lusaka peace accords. Source text is in French.

  11. White House meeting with Bill Clinton

    · White House, Washington, D.C., United States

    Dos Santos made an official visit to the United States and was received by President Bill Clinton at the White House. Source text is in Spanish; it supports month-level precision only.

  12. Oval Office meeting with George W. Bush

    · Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C., United States

    Oval Office meeting with George W. Bush
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    Dos Santos joined Presidents George W. Bush, Festus Mogae, and Joaquim Chissano for discussions on southern African peace and stability.

  13. Dinner for President Lula

    · Presidential Palace, Luanda, Angola

    Dinner for President Lula
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    Dos Santos hosted Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at a dinner in Luanda’s Presidential Palace during Lula’s official visit. Source text is in Portuguese.

  14. Oval Office meeting with George W. Bush

    · Oval Office, White House, Washington, D.C., United States

    President George W. Bush received dos Santos in the Oval Office for talks on reconstruction, trade, regional stability, health, and security.

  15. Official visit to Brazil

    · Brazil

    Dos Santos made a ministerial-delegation visit to Brazil, during which Angola and Brazil concluded a credit-related protocol of understanding. The source dates the visit to 1–4 May 2005 but does not identify a city; coordinates are a representative national point.

  16. Receiving Dilma Rousseff

    · Presidential Palace, Luanda, Angola

    Receiving Dilma Rousseff
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    Dos Santos received Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff in Luanda during her state visit to Angola. Source text is in Portuguese.

  17. Medical visit to Barcelona

    · Barcelona, Spain

    After departing Angola on 3 July, dos Santos spent a private visit in Barcelona before returning to Luanda later that month. The source supports presence in Barcelona during July 2017 but does not give his precise arrival date there.

  18. Death at Teknon Medical Centre

    · Teknon Medical Centre, Barcelona, Spain

    Dos Santos died at Teknon Medical Centre in Barcelona after years of illness. Hospital coordinates are approximate.

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