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Terry Gabinski, an American politician who served on the Chicago City Council,
died on April 8, 2026. He was 87. Gabinski represented the 32nd Ward on the Chicago City Council…
Abass Kaboua, a Togolese politician and senator since 2025,
died on April 8, 2026. He was 63. Kaboua was a member of the Movement of Centrist Republicans (MRC), which he…
Seán Ó Laoire, an Irish architect and urban designer,
died on April 7, 2026, aged 79. Born in Dublin on July 13, 1946, he studied architecture at University College Dublin,…
Rodney Pyles, an American politician and member of the West Virginia House of Delegates,
died on April 7, 2026. He was 80. Pyles served in the House from the 51st…
Matlab Mutallimli, an Azerbaijani politician and member of parliament from 1991 to 2000,
died on April 7, 2026, at the age of 76. Born on May 20, 1949, in Horavar,…
Vyacheslav Golishev, an Uzbek politician and economist who served as minister of economy from 2005 to 2006,
died on April 7, 2026, in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, at the age of 75.…
Valentina Savostyanova, a Russian politician and lawyer who served as a member of the State Duma from 2000 to 2007,
died on April 7, 2026, at the age of 77.…
Anatoly Dolmatov, a Russian politician and farmer,
died on April 7, 2026, at the age of 75. He was a member of the Soviet of the Union from 1987 to…
Ihor Mityukov, a Ukrainian diplomat and Minister of Finance of Ukraine from 1997 to 2001,
died on April 7, 2026, at the age of 73. Born in Kyiv on September…
Louis Tapardjuk, a Canadian politician and former Nunavut MLA,
died on April 7, 2026, at age 73. He represented Amittuq from 2004 to 2013 after winning the seat in the…
Muguette Dini, a French politician,
died on April 7, 2026. Muguette Dini, 86, French politician. Tags Politicians, 07 April 2026, Dini, France, Muguette, 2026-04-07, April 2026, April 7
Albert N. Martin, an American Reformed Baptist minister,
died on April 7, 2026, at the age of 91. Born Albert Newton Martin in Alexandria, Virginia, on April 11, 1934, he…
Yataro Tsuda, a Japanese politician and former member of the House of Councillors,
died on April 6, 2026. He was a member of the Democratic Party of Japan and served…
Seán Barrett
died on April 6, 2026. He was an Irish politician and TD, serving in the Dáil from 1981 to 2002 and again from 2007 to 2020. Barrett was…
Sir Craig Reedie, the Scottish sports administrator who served as president of the World Anti-Doping Agency from 2014 to 2019,
died on April 6, 2026, aged 84. He was vice-president…
Christian Schwarz-Schilling, Austrian-born German politician and former minister of post and telecommunications and High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina,
died on April 6, 2026. He was 95. Schwarz-Schilling served as…
Yangling Dorje
died on April 6, 2026. He was a Chinese politician who served as chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Regional Committee of the CPCC from 1984 to 1986. Yangling…
Bae Myeong-in, a South Korean politician and lawyer who served as minister of justice from 1982 to 1985,
died on April 6, 2026, at the age of 93. He was…
Konrad Carl, a German trade unionist and former president of the Building and Construction Union,
died on April 6, 2026, at the age of 96. Born in Fürth on January…
Pietro Calogero, an Italian magistrate,
died on April 6, 2026, at the age of 86. Born in Pace del Mela, Italy, on December 28, 1939, he graduated from the University…
Miguel Ángel De Marco, Argentine military officer, academic and historian,
died on April 6, 2026, at the age of 86. Born in Rosario on December 1, 1939, he served in…
Rusmir Mahmutćehajić
died on April 5, 2026. He was a Bosnian writer and politician. Rusmir Mahmutćehajić, 77, Bosnian writer and politician. Tags Politicians, Writers, 05 April 2026, Bosnia, Rusmir, 2026-04-05,…
Paul Knapman, the British coroner,
died on April 5, 2026, aged 81. Dr. Knapman served as Her Majesty’s coroner for Westminster and Inner West London from 1980 to 2011, having…
Thitinan Saengnak
died on April 5, 2026, by suicide. He was a Thai politician who served as a member of parliament from 2019 to 2023. His death was reported with…
Judith Trotter, a New Zealand diplomat and ambassador to France from 1988 to 1992 and to Italy from 1994 to 1998,
died on April 5, 2026, aged 90. Born in…
A. B. M. Anowarul Haque
died on April 5, 2026. He was a Bangladeshi politician and served as a member of parliament from 2008 to 2014. His death was announced…
Chana Rungsaeng, a Thai politician and former member of the House of Representatives,
died on April 5, 2026, at the age of 94. A member of the Democrat Party, he…
Viola Claesson, a Swedish politician and member of parliament from 1985 to 1991,
died on April 5, 2026, at the age of 86. Born Viola Anita Claesson on August 22,…
Anton Bebler, a Slovenian politician and diplomat,
died on April 5, 2026. Anton Bebler [de], 89, Slovenian politician and diplomat. Tags Politicians, 05 April 2026, Anton, Bebler, Slovenia, 2026-04-05, April…
Marian Van Landingham
died on April 4, 2026. She was an American politician and served as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1983 to 2006. Her career…
Cyrille Schott, a French civil servant who served as prefect of Hérault from 2007 to 2008 and as a puisne judge of the Cour des Comptes from 2009 to 2013,…
Ling Liong Sik, a Malaysian politician who served as acting prime minister in 1988,
died on April 4, 2026. He was a member of parliament from 1974 to 2004 and…
Prashant Bose, an Indian politician and senior Politburo member of the Communist Party of India (Maoist),
died on April 3, 2026. Known by the nom de guerre Kishan, or Kishan…
Augustine Nshimye, a Ugandan judge and justice of the Supreme Court of Uganda,
died on April 3, 2026. He served as a member of the Supreme Court from 2015, after…
Carol Greitzer, an American politician and abortion activist,
died on April 3, 2026, at age 101. She served on the New York City Council from 1969 to 1991 and was…
Karen Muenster, an American politician and businesswoman who served in the South Dakota Senate from 1985 to 1992,
died on April 3, 2026, in Vermillion, South Dakota, from complications of…
James Uerikua, a Namibian politician,
died on April 3, 2026, in a car collision between Otjiwarongo and Okakarara. Born on 2 August 1982, he was a member of the South…
Konstantas Ramelis, a Lithuanian politician,
died on April 3, 2026, at the age of 88. Born on March 12, 1938, in Užupis, Vilnius, Lithuania, he was a member of the…
Rod Diridon Sr., an American politician and longtime leader in mass transportation,
died on April 3, 2026, at age 87. He served as chair of the California High-Speed Rail Authority…
Bettina Cirone, an American photographer and former Ford model,
died on April 3, 2026, at age 92. Cirone was known for photographing celebrities, including actors, musicians, artists and politicians, among…
Louis Besson, the French politician and member of the Socialist Party,
died on April 2, 2026, at the age of 88. He was a leading figure in French housing policy…
Javier López Marcano, a Spanish politician and member of the Parliament of Cantabria,
died on April 2, 2026, of a heart attack. He was 71. A member of the Regionalist…
Mels Bekboev
died on April 2, 2026. He was a Kyrgyz military officer and politician who served as chief of the general staff of the armed forces from 2004 to…
Machana Shamukuni, a Motswana politician,
died on April 2, 2026. He served as Minister of Justice from the department’s creation in 2022 until 2024 and was a Member of the…
Ronald Eddy, a Canadian politician and former Ontario MPP and mayor of the County of Brant,
died on April 2, 2026. Eddy was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly…
Mahinda Wijesekara, a Sri Lankan politician and former minister of fisheries and member of Parliament,
died on April 2, 2026, at the age of 83. Born in Devinuwara, British Ceylon,…
Reda bin Mohammed Saeed Obeid, a Saudi academic and civil servant and member of the Shura Council of Saudi Arabia from 1994 to 1998,
died on April 2, 2026. Born…
Maribel Flores, a Spanish politician and former member of the Parliament of Andalusia and the Senate of Spain,
died on April 1, 2026. A member of the Spanish Socialist Workers'…
Birgit Collin-Langen, a German politician and Member of the European Parliament from 2012 to 2019,
died on April 1, 2026, at the age of 69. Born in Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, West…
Jean-Michel Tesu
died on April 1, 2026. He was a French politician who served as a deputy from 1981 to 1986 and again from 1988 to 1993. Jean-Michel Tesu, 88,…
Rosemary Kurtz
died on April 1, 2026. She was an American politician and served as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 2001 to 2005. Rosemary Kurtz, 95,…
Jean-Michel Testu, a French politician and teacher who served as a deputy from 1981 to 1986 and again from 1988 to 1993,
died on April 1, 2026, at the age…
Donald V. DeRosa, an American academic administrator and president of the University of the Pacific from 1995 to 2009,
died on March 31, 2026. He was the 23rd president of…
Lionel Fernando, a Sri Lankan-born Australian cricketer,
died on March 31, 2026, aged 86. Born in Negombo, British Ceylon, in 1939, he played for Ceylon from 1964 to 1971 as…
Sir Barry John Curtis, a New Zealand politician and former mayor of Manukau City, died in Invalid Date, aged 87. He served as mayor from 1983 to 2007, and when…
Stephen Lewis, the Canadian politician and diplomat who served as an Ontario MPP from 1963 to 1978,
died on March 31, 2026, of cancer. He was elected to the Legislative…
Borislav Mihaylov, the Bulgarian football player and administrator who served twice as president of the Bulgarian Football Union,
died on March 31, 2026, in Sofia, Bulgaria, from complications of a…
Rory O'Hanlon, the Irish politician who served as a TD from 1977 to 2011,
died on March 31, 2026, aged 92. A Fianna Fáil member, he was Minister for Health…
Abu Taher Nadwi, a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar and educator,
died on March 30, 2026. He served as Director-General of Al Jamia Al Islamia Patiya, also known as Patiya Madrasa, from…
Chan Santokhi, the Surinamese politician who served as president of Suriname from 2020 to 2025,
died on March 30, 2026. He was also minister of justice from 2005 to 2010…
Carlos Westendorp, the Spanish diplomat and politician who served as minister of foreign affairs and later as high representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina,
died on March 30, 2026, in Madrid,…
Coral Springs, Florida, an American politician and vice mayor of Coral Springs, Florida,
died on March 30, 2026, after being shot. Coral Springs is a city in Broward County, Florida,…
Parliament of Andalusia, a Spanish politician and member of the Parliament of Andalusia from 1990 to 2004 and senator from 1996 to 2015,
died on March 30, 2026. The Parliament…
Jean M. Doerge, an American politician and educator who served in the Louisiana House of Representatives,
died on March 30, 2026. She represented District 10, covering Webster Parish and Minden,…
Selemani Bungara, a Tanzanian politician and Member of Parliament,
died on March 30, 2026, from kidney failure. Born on November 18, 1961, in Tanganyika Territory, he represented Kilwa South constituency…
Alberto Coutinho, an American politician and member of the New Jersey General Assembly,
died on March 29, 2026, in Newark, New Jersey, at age 56. A Democrat, he represented the…
Sir Neil Cossons OBE FSA FMA, a British historian and museum administrator,
died on March 29, 2026, aged 87. Born in Beeston, Nottinghamshire, on January 15, 1939, he studied at…
Chang Ung North Korean basketball player (national team) and sports administrator, president of ITF (2002–2015) and member of the IOC (1996–2018)
Died March 28, 2026 Chang Ung, a North…
Lal Singh, an Indian politician and six-time Punjab MLA,
died on March 28, 2026. He was 83. Singh served as Punjab’s finance minister from 2002 to 2007 during the Amarinder…
Juwono Sudarsono, an Indonesian diplomat and politician who served as ambassador to the United Kingdom from 2003 to 2004 and as minister of education and twice as minister of defense,…
Liamine Zéroual, an Algerian politician who served as president from 1994 to 1999 and as minister of defense from 1993 to 1999,
died on March 28, 2026, at the age…
Gino Agnese, the Italian journalist, biographer and essayist,
died on March 27, 2026, in Rome, at the age of 90. Born in Naples on March 10, 1936, he served as…
Maria Badia i Cutchet, a Spanish politician and Member of the European Parliament from 2004 to 2014,
died on March 27, 2026. She was from Catalonia and was a member…
Don C. Childers, an American politician and contractor who served in the Florida Senate from 1975 to 1990,
died on March 27, 2026, at the age of 94. Born Donnell…
Richard C. Edgley, an American general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and first counselor in the church's Presiding Bishopric from 1995 to 2012,
died on…
Lin Yuan-lang, a Taiwanese politician and former magistrate of Nantou County,
died on March 27, 2026. He served as magistrate from 1989 to 1997. Lin was born on December 28,…
Franco Tentorio, the Italian politician who served as mayor of Bergamo from 2009 to 2014,
died on March 27, 2026, at the age of 81. Born in Bergamo on January…
David B. Cornstein, an American businessman and diplomat and U.S. ambassador to Hungary from 2018 to 2020,
died on March 26, 2026, at age 87. Cornstein was nominated to the…
Grey J. Dimenna, an American academic administrator and former president of Monmouth University,
died on March 26, 2026, in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, at age 72. He served as the…
Epeli Nailatikau, the Fijian military officer and politician who served as president of Fiji,
died on March 26, 2026. He held the presidency from 2009 to 2015 and was vice-president…
E. A. Rajendran, an Indian actor and stage director,
died on March 26, 2026. He was 71 and died in the early hours of that day in Kollam, Kerala. Rajendran…
Nana Akuoko Sarpong, a Ghanaian traditional ruler and politician,
died on March 26, 2026, aged 87. He was the Omanhene of the Agogo Traditional Area and served as a member…
Michael Sather, a Canadian politician who served as MLA for Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows in British Columbia,
died on March 26, 2026. He was a member of the British Columbia New…
Bob Schmetterer, an American business executive and author, died in Invalid Date. He was chairman and CEO of Euro RSCG Worldwide and president and COO of the communications group Havas.…
Harold Ellis, an English surgeon,
died on March 25, 2026, aged 100. Born in Stepney Green on January 13, 1926, he was a professor of surgery at the University of…
Paula Hollinger, an American politician and former Maryland state senator,
died on March 25, 2026, at age 85. A Democrat, she represented Maryland’s 11th district in the state Senate from…
William Lukuvi, a Tanzanian politician and presidential adviser who served as a Member of Parliament from 2015 and as minister of lands from 2015 to 2022,
died on March 25,…
David Winnick, the British Labour Party politician who served as a Member of Parliament from 1966 to 1970 and from 1979 to 2017,
died on March 25, 2026, aged 92.…
Larry Ronald Kennedy, a Canadian politician and family physician,
died on March 24, 2026, at the age of 76. Born in Perth-Andover, New Brunswick, on November 8, 1949, he studied…
Manuel Estella, a Spanish politician and president of the Cortes of Castile and León from 1991 to 2003,
died on March 24, 2026. Estella Hoyos was a deputy in the…
Toumba Diakité, a Guinean politician and convicted criminal,
died on March 24, 2026, of peritonitis. Also known as Aboubacar Sidiki Diakité, he served as aide-de-camp to President Moussa Dadis Camara…
Gino Paoli, the Italian singer-songwriter behind "Il cielo in una stanza," "Senza fine" and "Sapore di sale,"
died on March 24, 2026, at the age of 91. Born in Monfalcone…
Gaspare Russo, an Italian politician and lawyer who served as mayor of Salerno from 1970 to 1974 and president of Campania from 1976 to 1979,
died on March 23, 2026,…
Reg Weaver, an American labor leader who served as president of the National Education Association,
died on March 23, 2026. Weaver was born in Danville, Illinois, on August 13, 1939.…
Ntandoyenkosi Nkosentsha Shezi, a South African politician and member of Parliament for the uMkhonto weSizwe Party,
died on March 23, 2026. He was 50. Shezi, born on March 22, 1976,…
Stan Berry, an American politician and member of the Arkansas House of Representatives,
died on March 23, 2026. A Republican, he represented Arkansas' 44th House district at the time of…
Yury Shvytkin, a Russian politician and deputy in the State Duma,
died on March 23, 2026. He was 60. Born in Krasnoyarsk on May 24, 1965, Shvytkin served at the…
Manuel Escudero, a Spanish economist and politician who served as deputy from 2003 to 2004 and as ambassador to the OECD from 2018 to 2024,
died on March 23, 2026.…
