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<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from Angeles
Partners VIII Limited Partnership's 1995 Third Quarter 10-QSB and is qualified
in its entirety by reference to such 10-QSB filing.
</LEGEND>
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<NAME> ANGELES PARTNERS VIII LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
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