Education
Following his short sporting career, he completed his studies in Portugal and returned to Angola, where he became a fervent anti-colonial activist, and became General "Ndalu" number two of the regime.
Following his short sporting career, he completed his studies in Portugal and returned to Angola, where he became a fervent anti-colonial activist, and became General "Ndalu" number two of the regime.
He played as a midfielder. On the death of Neto, he continues to be an influential figure in the regime.
Dos Santos Franca later became Minister of Defence, first Angolan Ambassador to the United States 1995, and a member of the De Beers Angola Board from October 2005 to March 2010.