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1. Jose Eduardo dos Santos

2. Angola Geography- On the coast of Africa. Has a narrow coastal plain which rises to a vast interior plateau. When there is heavy rainfall it causes flooding on the plateau. Population- 12, 799, 293 Economy- 40% of population is below the poverty line. Angola's growth rate has been getting higher in the past few years do to its oil sector.

3. He was coordinator of the foreign affairs department of the MPLA. He was name first deputy prime minister of Angola.

4. The former president of Namibia, Sam Nujoma, thanked Jose for the help of Angola to aid with the independence of his country. The president of Venezuela Hugo Chavez and Jose Eduardo are working together on oil and natural gas exploration projects.

5. There is a sustainable economic opportunity in Angola because they are very rich in oil and diamonds. Human development is not good in Angola as it has the 2nd lowest life expectansy in the world and many people live on just 1 dollar pure day. Saftey in Angola has gotton better since the civil war but there are still some hazards out there. Human rights in Angola are very poor with arbitrary arrest, detention and torture.

Sources: "CIA - The World Factbook." //Welcome to the CIA Web Site — Central Intelligence Agency//. Web. 20 Sept. 2010. [].

"EISA Angola: Jose Eduardo Dos Santos." //EISA - The Electoral Institute for the Sustainability of Democracy in Africa//. Web. 20 Sept. 2010. [].

"2008 Human Rights Report: Angola." //U.S. Department of State//. Web. 20 Sept. 2010. [].