José Eduardo dos Santos Children: How many children does José Eduardo dos Santos have?

Jose Eduardo dos Santos married three times and had six children from his wives, and one born out of wedlock. His first wife was the Russian-born Tatiana Kukanova, whom he met while studying in Azerbaijan.

José Eduardo dos Santos Children

• Isabel dos Santos

Isabel Dos is Angolan businesswoman and the eldest child of former president, Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who ruled the country as a dictator from 1979 to 2017. Once considered Africa’s richest woman according to Forbes magazine, with a net worth exceeding US$2 billion, she was dropped from the magazine’s list in January 2021 after the freezing of her assets in Angola.

• Jose Filomeno dos Santos

Jose Filomeno dos Santos is an Angolan businessman, and the son of Angolan former president, Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who ruled the country from 1979 to 2017. He was the chairman of Fundo Soberano de Angola (FSDEA), Angola’s sovereign wealth fund, was appointed to the board in 2012, and succeeded Armando Manuel as Chairman in 2013.

• Coreon Du

Coreon Du is a multilingual Angolan recording artist, creative director, screenwriter and producer. He is known for his distinct musical style, bold fashion choices and his contribution to projects inspired by Angolan Pop culture in the realms of music, dance, fashion, TV and film.

José Eduardo dos Santos had other children who are not really known in the public as they have kept their lives away from the media. They are;

• Joseana Lemos dos Santos
• Welwitschea Jose dos Santos
• Eduane Danilo Lemos dos Santos
• Josias dos Santos
• Jose Avelino Gourgel dos Santos
• Eduardo Breno Lemos dos Santos
• Houston Lulendo Lemos dos Santos