<ARTICLE> 5
      <LEGEND>
      This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from
      Angeles Partners VIII Limited Partnership's 1995 Second Quarter 10-QSB
      and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such 10-QSB filing.
      </LEGEND>
      <MULTIPLIER> 1
             
                                   
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