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Economic trouble and a lack of qualified successors ensure that the Angolan president will not retire as soon as he had planned.

Longtime Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos has announced that he will remain chairman of the ruling Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola. The move suggests dos Santos will stand for re-election in Angola's next presidential election, though he might not serve a full term.

Angola's Longtime President Will Rule Even Longer

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Longtime Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos has announced that he will remain chairman of the ruling Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA). The move suggests that dos Santos, who said in March that he would retire from "active politics" in 2018, will stand for re-election in Angola's next presidential election, though he might not serve a full term.

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Angola's Longtime President Will Rule Even Longer

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