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Jehan Sadat, widow of Anwar Sadat and former first Lady of Egypt, in a critical condition .

Haiti preacher president Jean-Bertrand Aristide in ICU with COVID and his mother has died at 100 of unrelated causes. Decrepit Brazil strongman José Sarney hospitalised with pleural effusion, but expected to be discharged soon.

Cross-posting the death of Charles G. Cleveland, last flying ace of the Korean War, aged 93. Plus I note there is a new Medal of Honour recipient from Korean War, Ralph Puckett, who will turn 95 in December.

Shocked that no one noticed the passing of Charles G. Cleveland on May 22, aged 93. Cleveland was the last surviving flying ace from the Korean war.

Trần Thiện Khiêm (1925-2021) Your Thiem is up! Age at death: 95 Known health issues: Frail and wheelchair bound since 2018 at least, seemed on his last legs when he received baptism two years ago. Cause of death: Natural causes. Alignment: Long-time PM of South Vietnam, ally of Murica, and historically speaking, a dinosaur. Not the nicest bloke by some accounts.

Thirty-third round masterlist: Ulitzer95: Mustafa Ben Halim theoldlady: Benedict XVI Bibliogryphon: Josip Manolic chilean way: Giorgio Napolitano Joey Russ: Jimmy Carter Perhaps: Valdas Adamkus The Quim Reaper: Francisco Morales Bermudez ThereWillBeDeaths7: Luis Echeverria Yvonne: Elizabeth II arghton: Angelo Sodano roaming_comrade: Lubomir Strougal WEP: Tomiichi Murayama

Thirty-third round: 1)Josip Manolic (1920), Prime Minister of Croatia 2)Kim Yong-ju (1920), vacancy Head of State of North Korea 3)Mustafa ben Halim (1921), Prime Minister of Lybia 4)Francisco Morales Bermudez (1921), President of Perù 5)Luis Echeverria (1922), President of Mexico 6)Branislav Soskic (1922) President of Communist Montenegro 7)Khamtai Siphandon (1924) Prime Minister and President of Laos 8)Tomiichi Murayama (1924) Prime Minister of Japan 9)Jimmy Carter (1924), President of United States of America 10)Lubomir Strougal (1924), Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia 11)Guillermo Rodriguez Lara (1924), President of Ecuador 12)Abdelsalam Majali (1925), Prime Minister of Jordan 13)Ali Hassan Mwinyi (1925), President of Tanzania 14)Giorgio Napolitano (1925), President of Italy 15)Mahathir Mohamad (1925), Prime Minister of Malaysia 16)Mohammad Hasan Sharq (1925), Chairman of Council of Ministers of Afghanistan 17)Yang Hyong-sop (1925), Chairman of the Presidium of North Korea 18)Arnaldo Forlani (1925), Prime Minister of Italy 19)Elizabeth II (1926), Queen of the United Kingdom 20)Abdoulaye Wade (1926), President of Senegal 21)Jiang Zemin (1926), President of China 22)Valdas Adamkus (1926), President of Lithuania 23)Raif Dizdarevic (1926), President of Yugoslavia 24)Eduardo Martinez Somalo (1927), Acting sovereign of Vatican City 25)Thanin Kraivichien (1927), Prime Minister of Thailand 26)Benedict XVI (1927), Pope 27)Arturo Armando Molina (1927), President of El Salvador 28)Angelo Sodano (1927), Acting sovereign of Vatican City 29)Hans Modrow (1928), Chairman of the Council of Ministers of East Germany 30)Ciriaco De Mita (1928), Prime Minister of Italy So another Italian on the list, for a grand total of three. Ciriaco De Mita is a notorious mafia-related politico who rose to fame in the 80s and still serves as mayor of his town. Choose your picks!

So according to the rules a new round will be started. I was the last to pick old Tran and since Thien I changed my pick, so no points awarded this time.

Emilio Fede turns 90 today! As a present his wife Diana De Feo has died.

That's your Sarah Lilian Priest dead.

The Great Khali's mother dead at 79.

After taking Kenneth Kaunda and Milkha Singh in two days, the Reaper is getting a short vacation to relax.

Never heard any of those names before.

Love to see Fauja Singh is getting the protagonist role in "Thinner" remake.

That was shocking for me. He was unbelievably fit for his age, which is probably "only" 85 too. I'd never believe COVID would kill him and his wife in a month if they'd told me a month ago. He was able to walk unaided and even run into his late 80s, he promoted physical wellness and exercise until 2020. COVID can be a nasty illness.

The Flying Sikh flies to heaven.

Milkha Singh now in a critical condition

Eduardo Martinez Somalo

Kenneth Kaunda (1924-2021) What's the frequency, Kenneth? (R.E.M) Age at death: 97 Known health issues: Overweight, hospitalised with fever in 2014, falsely reported dead in 2016, hospitalised again with pneumonia at least twice. Died suddenly while "steadily recovering" from another bout of pneumonia. Yeah, that's what Xinhua said. Cause of death: Pneumonia. Alignment: Freedom fighter who became a tyrant who became a deposed tyrant pretending to be a freedom fighter. Your time is up, comrade!

Thirty-second round masterlist: roaming_comrade: Lubomir Strougal Joey Russ: Jimmy Carter WEP: Josip Manolic Ulitzer95: Mustafa Ben Halim chilean way: Branislav Soskic arghton: Angelo Sodano ThereWillBeDeaths7: Luis Echeverria theoldlady: Benedict XVI Bibliogryphon: Giorgio Napolitano Yvonne: Elizabeth II Perhaps: Abdoulaye Wade Redrumours: Jiang Zemin The Quim Reaper: Francisco Morales Bermudez Prophet: Hans Modrow drol: Eduardo Martinez Somalo newjack: Mohammad Hasan Sharq

Thirty-second round: 1)Josip Manolic (1920), Prime Minister of Croatia 2)Kim Yong-ju (1920), vacancy Head of State of North Korea 3)Mustafa ben Halim (1921), Prime Minister of Lybia 4)Francisco Morales Bermudez (1921), President of Perù 5)Luis Echeverria (1922), President of Mexico 6)Branislav Soskic (1922) President of Communist Montenegro 7)Khamtai Siphandon (1924) Prime Minister and President of Laos 8)Tomiichi Murayama (1924) Prime Minister of Japan 9)Jimmy Carter (1924), President of United States of America 10)Lubomir Strougal (1924), Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia 11)Guillermo Rodriguez Lara (1924), President of Ecuador 12)Abdelsalam Majali (1925), Prime Minister of Jordan 13)Ali Hassan Mwinyi (1925), President of Tanzania 14)Giorgio Napolitano (1925), President of Italy 15)Mahathir Mohamad (1925), Prime Minister of Malaysia 16)Mohammad Hasan Sharq (1925), Chairman of Council of Ministers of Afghanistan 17)Yang Hyong-sop (1925), Chairman of the Presidium of North Korea 18)Arnaldo Forlani (1925), Prime Minister of Italy 19)Tran Thiem Khiem (1925), Prime Minister of South Vietnam 20)Elizabeth II (1926), Queen of the United Kingdom 21)Abdoulaye Wade (1926), President of Senegal 22)Jiang Zemin (1926), President of China 23)Valdas Adamkus (1926), President of Lithuania 24)Raif Dizdarevic (1926), President of Yugoslavia 25)Eduardo Martinez Somalo (1927), Acting sovereign of Vatican City 26)Thanin Kraivichien (1927), Prime Minister of Thailand 27)Benedict XVI (1927), Pope 28)Arturo Armando Molina (1927), President of El Salvador 29)Angelo Sodano (1927), Acting sovereign of Vatican City 30)Hans Modrow (1928), Chairman of the Council of Ministers of East Germany The new entry is Hans Modrow, communist enthusiast who was well enough to tour with the Italian communist party in early 2020. Choose your picks!

Kenny is dead, and the thirty-first round is finally over after 6 and a half never ending months. Congrats to @deadsox for picking the decrepit tyrant. New round to be started. Phew.

Happy now. Kenny... dead. Deadsox...points Drought....over

No points at this level. Not enough confirmation.

Actually his hospitalization was so widely reported I'm astonished there is not a flurry of obits out. I want to see that Reuters obit!