Angolans gather for funeral of ex-leader Dos Santos amid dispute over vote

The funeral of Dos Santos, who died in a clinic in Barcelona on July 8 at the age of 79, is taking place days after an election appeared to have returned his MPLA party to power in results that have been disputed by the country's main opposition coalition.Dos Santos and his family dominated Angolan politics for the 38 years that he ruled, up to 2017.

"Due to the state funeral of the late former president Jose Eduardo dos Santos, the national police appeals to all citizens, civil society and organised groups that intend to organise activities on Saturday and Sunday, to contain themselves out of respect for the former head of state," Angola's National Police said in a statement reported by the Lusa news agency on Saturday.

UNITA's leader, Costa Junior, has rejected the results as fraudulent, and there have been sporadic protests that were quickly shut down by police. The electoral commission has said the process was fair and transparent.Dos Santos' body was returned to the country last weekend, after being delayed by a full autopsy that had been requested by his daughter, Tchize. A Spanish judge ruled the death was from natural causes.

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