President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s condolence message following the death of former President Jose Eduardo dos Santos of Angola.
Dos Santos, who ruled Angola for 38 years died at a hospital in Barcelona, Spain, on Friday. READ President Mnangagwa’s condolence message below:
Your Excellency,
I have learnt with great sadness, of the untimely passing on of former President Jose Eduardo dos Santos on 8 July 2022.
On behalf of the Government and people of Zimbabwe, and indeed on my own behalf, I wish to convey my deepest condolences to you, Your Excellency, the dos Santos family and the Government and people of Angola, for the sad loss of a Leader who steadfastly devoted his entire life to the service of his country.
As we join you in mourning the sad loss of this illustrious Liberator and Pan Africanist, may you draw comfort from the fact that he leaves a rich legacy of sacrifice and struggle for peace, development and self-determination, not only for his own people but for the entire African continent, which he dearly loved.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this dark period of mourning and bereavement.
His Excellency Joao Laurenco,
President of the Republic of Angola,
LUANDA.Please accept, Your Excellency, the assurances of my highest consideration.
Yours sincerely, Emmerson D. Mnangagwa
PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE