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Angola: Isabel dos Santos, ‘Dino’ and ‘Kopelipa’ sanctioned by US

By Estelle Maussion

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Posted on December 13, 2021 12:12

Firefox_Screenshot_2021-12-13T11-59-57.164Z Isabel dos Santos has been placed under US sanctions for corruption. © MIGUEL RIOPA/AFP
Isabel dos Santos has been placed under US sanctions for corruption. © MIGUEL RIOPA/AFP

Three former heavyweights of the dos Santos regime, including the eldest daughter of former president José Eduardo dos Santos, have been placed under US sanctions for corruption.

In disgrace in Angola, they are now persona non grata across the Atlantic.

Isabel dos Santos, the eldest daughter of Angola’s former president José Eduardo dos Santos, and two generals very close to the former Angolan strongman, Leopoldo Fragoso do Nascimento ‘Dino’ and Manuel Hélder Vieira Dias ‘Kopelipa’, have been put placed under US sanctions for corruption.

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