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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.…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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,…
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…
Benjamin Clement Eghan, a Ghanaian civil servant, died on March 23, 2026. He served as Ghana’s High Commissioner to Malaysia from 2013 to 2017 and was Secretary to the Cabinet…
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.…
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…
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.…
Daniel Karaba, a Kenyan politician and former senator for Kirinyaga County, died on March 22, 2026. He represented Kirinyaga County in the Kenyan Senate from 2013 to 2017 as a…
Leonard Swidler, an American academic, died on March 22, 2026. He was professor of Catholic Thought and Interreligious Dialogue at Temple University in Philadelphia, where he taught from 1966 to…
Lionel Jospin, the French politician who served as prime minister from 1997 to 2002, died on March 22, 2026, at age 88 from complications from surgery. He was minister of…
Datta Meghe, an Indian politician and former Member of Parliament, died on March 22, 2026. He was a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party and a former senior member of…
Sergio Ojeda Uribe, a Chilean politician and deputy in the Chamber of Deputies of Chile, died on March 22, 2026, at the age of 83. Born in Riachuelo on March…
David E. Simon, the American real estate developer and chief executive officer of Simon Property Group, died on March 22, 2026, at age 64. He was chairman and CEO of…
L. Helen Rankin, an American politician who served in the Ohio House of Representatives from 1978 to 1994, died on March 22, 2026. She was 89. Rankin was the first…
Celeste M. Stiehl, an American politician and member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1975 to 1983, died on March 22, 2026. Born Celeste Sullivan in Belleville, Illinois, on…
Nancy W. Cook, an American politician who served in the Delaware Senate for the 15th district from 1974 to 2010, died on March 22, 2026. A Democrat, she was first…
Carsten Träger, a German politician and member of the Bundestag since 2013, died on March 21, 2026, aged 52. A member of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), he represented Bavaria…
Francisco Ariosto Holanda, a Brazilian politician and engineer, died on March 21, 2026, at age 87. A member of the Democratic Labour Party, he served in the Chamber of Deputies…
Vladimir Zantaria, an Abkhazian poet and politician who served as chairman of the State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company from 1993 to 1994 and as minister for culture from 1999…
Larry A. Mumper, an American politician and Republican member of the Ohio Senate representing the 26th District from 1997 to 2008, died on March 21, 2026, at the age of…
Paolo Cirino Pomicino, an Italian politician and former minister, died on March 21, 2026. Born in Naples on September 3, 1939, he graduated in Medicine and Surgery and entered Christian…
Amanda Lathlin, a Canadian politician who represented The Pas-Kameesak in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, died on March 21, 2026, in Winnipeg at the age of 49. A member of…
Ralph Edward Metcalf, an American politician and member of the North Dakota House of Representatives from 1998 to 2012, died on March 21, 2026, in Lisbon, North Dakota, at the…
Angelo Romano, an Italian politician and former mayor of Avellino, died on March 21, 2026, at the age of 91. Born in Capriglia Irpina on June 4, 1934, he was…
Umar Shihab, an Indonesian Islamic scholar and politician, died on March 21, 2026, at the age of 86. Born on July 2, 1939, in Sidenreng Rappang Regency, he was a…
Toomas Tein died on March 21, 2026. He was an Estonian politician and served as a member of parliament from 2003 to 2005. Toomas Tein (15 July 1955 – 22…
Waldyr Ortêncio Pugliesi, a Brazilian politician and former deputy, died on March 20, 2026, at the age of 90. A member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement, he served three non-consecutive…
Steve Gaines, an American pastor and president of the Southern Baptist Convention from 2016 to 2018, died on March 20, 2026, at age 68. Born John Steven Gaines in Corinth,…
Smith Edward Gilley, an American politician and Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1975 to 1987, died on March 20, 2026, at the age of 86. Born…
Yair Levy, an Israeli Haredi rabbi and politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Shas from 1988 to 1992, died on March 20, 2026, at the age…
Robert Mueller, the American lawyer who served as director of the FBI from 2001 to 2013, died on March 20, 2026, at age 81. He also served as U.S. attorney…
Ali Mohammad Naini, an Iranian military officer and spokesperson for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, died on March 20, 2026. He was 69. Naini served as the IRGC’s spokesperson from…
John R. Corbid, an American politician and educator who served in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1975 to 1980, died on March 20, 2026. He was a Democrat and…
Xosé Antonio García Cotarelo, a Spanish lawyer and writer, died on March 20, 2026. Also known as Pepe de Regos, he was born in Vilamea (A Pontenova) in 1941. He…
Muhammad Kamal Hassouna, a Palestinian politician and businessman who served as minister of national economy from 2007 to 2009, died on March 20, 2026. He was born in Hebron on…
Alfonso Bañón, a Spanish politician and deputy from 1979 to 1982, died on March 19, 2026, in Pamplona, Spain, at the age of 95. Born in Valladolid on August 8,…
Alevtina Yelesina, a Russian cross-country skier and Paralympic champion, died on March 19, 2026, at the age of 71. Born on August 22, 1954, in Aleksandrovskoye in the Mozhginsky District…
Umberto Bossi, the Italian politician who was an MP from 1987 to 2004 and again from 2008, twice an MEP and a co-founder of Lega Nord, died on March 19,…
Alessandro Finazzi Agrò, an Italian academic and biochemist, died on March 19, 2026. Born in Rome on May 30, 1941, he served as president of the University of Rome Tor…
Nicholas Haysom, a South African diplomat and lawyer who served as the United Nations Secretary-General’s special representative and head of the UN Mission in South Sudan, died on March 19,…
Jun Matsumoto, a Japanese politician and twice a member of the House of Representatives, died on March 19, 2026, at the age of 75 in Tokyo. A member of the…
Richard E. Myers, an American politician and businessman who served in the Iowa House of Representatives, died on March 19, 2026, at age 91. Born Richard Ellsworth Myers Jr. in…
Jeff Webb, an American cheerleading executive and entrepreneur who founded Varsity Spirit and the International Cheer Union, died on March 19, 2026, of complications from a fall. Webb, born in…
Yaakov Edri, an Israeli politician and former member of the Knesset, died on March 18, 2026, at the age of 75. He served as mayor of Or Akiva from 1989…
Della Hadley, an American politician and member of the Missouri House of Representatives from 1975 to 1981, died on March 18, 2026, at age 97. Della May Hadley was born…
Esmaeil Khatib, an Iranian cleric and politician who served as minister of intelligence, died on March 18, 2026, when he was assassinated in an Israeli airstrike during the 2026 Iran…
Steve Derewianchuk, a Canadian politician and Manitoba MLA from 1973 to 1977, died on March 18, 2026. Born in Vita, Manitoba, in 1935, he served as a New Democratic member…
Taneaki Tanami, a Japanese politician and former member of the House of Representatives, died on March 18, 2026, of multiple organ failure. He was 93. Tanami served in the House…
James Michael Clampitt, an American politician and former firefighter who served in the North Carolina House of Representatives, died on March 18, 2026, at age 71 of cancer. A Republican,…
Lois Delmore, an American politician and member of the North Dakota House of Representatives, died on March 17, 2026. She served in the House from the 43rd District from 1994…
Jakub Derech-Krzycki, a Polish politician and member of parliament from 2001 to 2005, died on March 17, 2026, at the age of 55. Born in Poznań on June 24, 1970,…
G. M. Fazlul Haque, a Bangladeshi politician and former member of parliament for Chandpur-3, died on March 17, 2026. He was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician who served as an…
Ali Larijani, Iranian politician and twice secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, died on March 17, 2026, in Tehran, Iran, at the age of 67 after being assassinated. He…
Mark McLane, a Canadian politician and Prince Edward Island MLA, died on March 17, 2026, at the age of 56. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward…
Sue Wagner, an American politician who served as lieutenant governor of Nevada from 1991 to 1995, died on March 17, 2026, at age 86. She was the 30th lieutenant governor…
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Marcelo Araujo, an Argentine sports journalist and commentator, died on March 16, 2026, at the age of 78. Born Lázaro Jaime Zilberman on June 12, 1947, he worked from 1989…
Doug Camilli, an American baseball player and coach who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Washington Senators, died on March 16, 2026. He was 89. Camilli played in Major…
Eugenio Viale, an Italian politician, died on March 16, 2026. Born on March 6, 1939, he graduated in law and worked as a businessman in the food sector. In the…
Daniel Aweyue Syme, a Ghanaian politician, died on March 16, 2026. Daniel Aweyue Syme (died 16 March 2026) was a Ghanaian politician and the deputy Upper East Regional Minister of…
Patrick Trémège, a French politician, died on March 16, 2026, at the age of 71. He was a member of the Union for French Democracy, the Union for a Popular…
Gene Derfler, an American politician who served in the Oregon House of Representatives and Oregon State Senate, died on March 16, 2026, at age 101. Born in Portland, Oregon, on…
Andriy Serdyuk, a Ukrainian medical scientist and politician, died on March 16, 2026, at the age of 87. Born in Dnipropetrovsk on December 24, 1938, he served as Minister of…
Alfred J. Noll, an Austrian lawyer, politician and writer, died on March 16, 2026. Born in Salzburg on January 30, 1960, he earned his law degree from the University of…
Eugene Milton "Buddy" Childers, an American politician who served in the Georgia House of Representatives, died on March 16, 2026, at the age of 87. Born in Rome, Georgia, on…
Marina Yusoff, a Malaysian politician, lawyer and businesswoman, died on March 16, 2026. Born on Dec. 7, 1941, she began her political career as an Umno activist and served as…
Samih Tabila, a Palestinian politician and architect who served as minister of transport and communications, died on March 15, 2026, at the age of 75. A member of Fatah, he…
Napoleón Becerra, a Peruvian trade unionist and politician, died on March 15, 2026, after a car collision in Huaytará, Peru. He was 61. Becerra was born in Cajamarca on April…
Richard Randriamandrato, a Malagasy diplomat, economist and public servant, died on March 15, 2026, at the age of 67. He had experience in international relations, finance and development, and held…
Monroe Price, an American academic and director of the University of Pennsylvania's Center for Global Communication Studies, died on March 15, 2026. He also served as director of the Stanhope…
Csaba Siklós, a Hungarian politician and engineer, died in Invalid Date. A member of the Hungarian Democratic Forum, he served as Minister of Transport, Communications and Water Affairs and was…
Paulo Fernando, a Brazilian politician and former four-time deputy, died on March 14, 2026, in Brasília, Brazil, at the age of 58. Born in Brasília on June 11, 1967, he…
Serge Mathieu, a French politician and winemaker who served as deputy from 1973 to 1976 and as senator from 1977 to 2004, died on March 14, 2026, at the age…
Beauty Zibula, a South African politician and member of Parliament from 2019 to 2024, died on March 14, 2026, at a hospital in Durban at the age of 65. Born…
Phil Woolas, a British politician, died on March 14, 2026, at the age of 66. A member of the Labour Party, he served as Member of Parliament for Oldham East…
Volodymyr Babayev, a Ukrainian scholar and politician, died on March 14, 2026, at the age of 74. Born in Kharkiv on January 10, 1952, he served as rector of O.…
Roy R. Barrera Sr., an American politician who served as Texas secretary of state from 1968 to 1969, died on March 14, 2026, in San Antonio, Texas, at the age…
Birte Weiss, a Danish journalist and politician, died on March 14, 2026. Born on May 1, 1941, she worked as a journalist for Weekendavisen and began her career with Demokraten…
Shigeaki Mori, a Japanese historian and atomic bomb survivor, died on March 14, 2026. He was 88. Born in Hiroshima on March 29, 1937, Mori was known for his research…
Raymond Finney, an American politician and member of the Tennessee Senate from 2004 to 2008, died on March 14, 2026. A Republican, he represented the 8th district, which encompasses Blount…
Lamberto Cardia, an Italian politician, died on March 14, 2026, in Rome at the age of 91. An independent, he served as Secretary of the Council of Ministers from 1995…
Amelia Casadei, an Italian politician, died on March 14, 2026, at the age of 96. Born in Cesena on February 1, 1930, she was a member of Christian Democracy and…
Ralf Friberg, a Finnish journalist, diplomat and politician, died on March 13, 2026. He served as a Social Democratic MP and worked in journalism at Västra Nyland, Östra Nyland and…
Odd Holten, a Norwegian politician and member of parliament from 1989 to 2005, died on March 13, 2026. He was born in Øre on 28 August 1940 and represented the…
Jacques Revel, a French historian and emeritus director of studies and president of the École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS), died on March 13, 2026, at the age…
Nick Baker, an American politician and member of the Kentucky Senate from 1970 to 1978, died on March 13, 2026. Born Henry Nicholas Baker in Hazard, Kentucky, on April 10,…
Sultan Ali Keshtmand, an Afghan politician, died on March 13, 2026. He was a member of the Parcham faction of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan and served twice as…
Bruno Contrada, the Italian police officer and intelligence official who served as police chief of Palermo and deputy director of the civil intelligence service SISDE, died on March 13, 2026.…
Enric Reyna, a Spanish businessman and former president of FC Barcelona, died on March 13, 2026. Born in Barcelona on May 15, 1940, he joined the Catalan club’s management in…
H. J. Dora, an Indian police officer and former Director General of Police, Andhra Pradesh, died on March 13, 2026, in Hyderabad, Telangana, India, at the age of 83. A…