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Sirikit hospitalized again.

American economist Frederic Pryor died on September 2, aged 86. Pryor was the student who got caught in East Berlin in 1960 and was freed right before the historical swapping of Rudolf Abel and Gary Powers at Checkpoint Charlie. This is depicted in Bridge of Spies, starring Tom Hanks. Pryor is a complete dork in the movie.

Genesis P-Orridge interview. Still completely dying.

Taiwan democracy activist Roger Hsieh has died at 85. Obviously this is ony an excuse to post a list of Taiwanese Democracy activists and elderly political figures. Taiwan is a rich China, so they are longeve as fuck. 1)Su Beng (1918). Su Beng tried to assassinate Chiang Kai-shek himself in the 1950s. He is known as a violent communist, "the Taiwanese Che Guevara". Very old, blind and wheelchair bound for years, he suffered a nasty fall last December and was hospitalized in critical conditions. Has since made a full recovery, it seems. 2)Hau Pei-tsun (1919). Former PM of Taiwan. He was a close aide of Chiang Kai-shek and then became one of the favourites henchmen of Lee Teng-hui. In 1996 he betrayed his puppetmaster running for veep with another party. Failing obviously. Suffered a severe stroke in April 2019 and has since been hospitalized in ICU, reportedly half-paralyzed. Yep, how the hell is he still going? 3)Lee Teng-hui (1923) De facto dictator of Taiwan from 1988 to 2000, is considered a major inspiration for current president Tsai Ing-wen, who frequently used him as a counsellor. A corrupted fraudster who embezzled millions, he has a complicated medical history. In 2000 he had bypass surgery, in 2011 he suffered from colon cancer, from which he fully recovered. In 2015 he suffered a minor stroke, in November 2018 a major fall and intracranial hemorrhage, which had him hospitalized for three months. Now better and scheduled to publicly appear at the end of September. 4)Peng Ming-min (1923). Democracy activist who wrote the pamphlet for which Roger Hsieh was arrested and tortured. He instead flew to Sweden. In 1996 he run against crook Lee Teng-hui and lost miserably. Still in good health and angry towards the government. 5)Chiu Chuang-huan (1925). Vicepremier in the 80s, a political dinosaur whose last public appearances date back to 2011. Shouldn't be in the best health nowadays. 6)Tseng Wen-hui (1926) Lee Teng-hui's wife, who is still sprightly and looks 20 years younger, so destined to be a widow, it seems. Embezzled millions and sent to jail those who protested.

Kuwait's Emir Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah was said to be gravely ill in mid-August, but according to state media he recovered from the setback. Now he has been hospitalized in the United States. Reminds me of Beji Caid Essebsi... or it is simply an excuse not to meet Donald Trump.

No. Mabel Nesmith.

Perma-ban arriving at platform two.

No, as she died on August 23rd.

Kuczynski hospitalized again in ICU. He is a scumbag like Fujimori, will be a tough challenge between them. And Morales Bermudez of course.

Michiko to receive surgery for breast cancer. Nothing to worry about, it seems.

I'll pick now wheelchair-bound Jules Sedney.

Meanwhile Constantino Chiwenga is in critical but stable conditions after surgery to clear his oesophagus.

Longer interview. She can't walk anymore (she was able to use the stairs until last Christmas) and has incredible difficulty in speaking. She can't paint or even hold the violin and "was very sad" at her birthday. Probably her last. Cecilia Seghizzi.

Fifteenth round masterlist: Ulitzer95: Luis Echeverria theoldlady: Daniel arap Moi Joeyruss: Jimmy Carter paddyfool: Mustafa Ben Halim Tower1: Francisco Morales Bermudez Bibliogryphon: Yasuhiro Nakasone drol: Jules Sedney The Quim Reaper: Hau Pei-tsun The Unknown Man: Javier Perez de Cuellar CoffinLodger: Kenneth Kaunda Newjack: Guillermo Rodriguez Kinnock: Mahathir Mohamad chilean way: Giorgio Napolitano Sir Creep: Hyun Soong-jong Lafaucheuse: Josip Manolić Clorox Bleachman: Miloš Jakeš DeathByArsenic: Branislav Šoškić

Fifteenth round 1)Yasuhiro Nakasone (1918), Prime Minister of Japan 2)Hyun Soong-jong (1919), Prime Minister of South Korea 3)Hau Pei-tsun (1919), Prime Minister of Taiwan 4)Javier Perez de Cuellar (1920), Prime Minister of Perù 5)Josip Manolic (1920), Prime Minister of Croatia 6)Kim Yong-ju (1920), vacancy Head of State of North Korea 7)Tun Tin (1920), Prime Minister of Burma 8)Mustafa ben Halim (1921), Prime Minister of Lybia 9)Francisco Morales Bermudez (1921), President of Perù 10)Luis Echeverria (1922), President of Mexico 11)Janez Stanovnik (1922), President of Communist Slovenia 12)Milos Jakes (1922), General Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia 13)Jules Sedney (1922), Prime Minister of Suriname 14)Branislav Soskic (1922) President of Communist Montenegro 15) Lee Teng-hui (1923), President of Taiwan 16)Adnan Pachachi (1923) Prime Minister of Iraq 17)Khamtai Siphandon (1924) Prime Minister and President of Laos 18)Tomiichi Murayama (1924) Prime Minister of Japan 19)Abderrahmane Youssoufi (1924) Prime Minister of Morocco 20)Kenneth Kaunda (1924) President of Zambia 21)Daniel arap Moi (1924), President of Kenya 22)Jimmy Carter (1924), President of United States of America 23)Lubomir Strougal (1924), Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia 24)Guillermo Rodriguez Lara (1924), President of Ecuador 25)Abdelsalam Majali (1925), Prime Minister of Jordan 26)Ali Hassan Mwinyi (1925), President of Tanzania 27)Giorgio Napolitano (1925), President of Italy 28)Mahathir Mohamad (1925), Prime Minister of Malaysia 29)Mohammad Hasan Sharq (1925), Chairman of Council of Ministers of Afghanistan 30)Ali Bozer (1925), Prime Minister of Turkey Ali Bozer is a businessman by profession. He is a supporter of Erdogan, so you won't feel bad when he dies. Round started, take your picks!

We have the last man standing, it seems!

Congrats, @CoffinLodger, you win this round. List to be updated and fifteenth round to be started.

Well,

Cecilia Seghizzi turns 111. Her health declined a bit since last year.

The Reaper has taken one of those last minute offers for September and is now on holiday.

Ali Bongo hospitalized in London, though government denies everything.

Uber-dull day, Sir.

Daniel arap Moi is 95 today!.... " "

And here's those to drop next year: 1. Murray Walker. Yes, he is very old, but seems OK. Could risk a miss. 2. Betty White. Betty White theorem adfirms she can't die. But she will be there till she does. 3. Hosni Mubarak. Going strong. Too much. 4. June Brown. Still on TV, don't think she is going anywhere before 5-6 years. 5. Alan Greenspan. Horribly wasted new entry. 6. Dick Van Dyke. See Betty White. 7. Barbara Walters. Only rumours and hoaxes. Drop this Jew. 8. Harry Belafonte. Still going strong. 9. Valery Giscard d'Estaing. He has no health issues despite his age. 10. Ed Asner. Very well. 11. Vanessa Redgrave. Wasted pick. 12. Cleo Laine . Wasted pick. 13. Tina Turner. See above. 14. Ginger Baker. Not going anywhere. 15. Shane MacGowan. Too young.