Sindika Dokolo | |
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| Born | 16 March 1972 |
| Died | 29 October 2020 (aged 48) |
| Cause of death | Free diving accident |
| Resting place | Brompton Cemetery, London[1] |
| Nationality | Congolese |
| Alma mater | Pierre and Marie Curie University |
| Occupation(s) | Art collector, businessman, Activist |
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Sindika Dokolo (16 March 1972 – 29 October 2020) was a Congolese businessman and art collector, married to Isabel dos Santos since 2002, the eldest daughter of José Eduardo dos Santos, then President of Angola. As of January 2020, he and his wife were under investigation for large scale corruption. Dokolo owned one of the most important contemporary African art collections of more than 3,000 pieces.[2] He died on 29 October 2020, in a free diving accident near Umm al-Hatab Island in Dubai, UAE, at the age of 48.[3][4][5]
- ^ "Actor Samuel L. Jackson and footballer Samuel Eto'o pay tribute to art collector Sindika Dokolo during six-hour televised memorial". 18 November 2020.
- ^ Nicholas Forrest (4 May 2015). "Sindika Dokolo on African Art and His Collection in Portugal". Art+Auction. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ^ McDonalds, Prince (29 October 2020). "Sindika Dokolo, husband of Africa's richest woman, Isabel Dos Santos is dead". ABTC. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "Dubai: Foul play not suspected in dos Santos' husband death". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ Oscar Holland. "Sindika Dokolo, Congolese businessman and art collector, has died aged 48". CNN. Retrieved 29 May 2021.