Spade_Cooley 9,521 Posted March 4, 2011 Fiji's President Josefa Iloilo, 88, who has often been mentioned hereabouts, is to retire next month. Dead. http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/world/67897/...-president-dies I'm gobsmacked that Ratu Iloilo hasn't got a UK obituary yet. He was a often mentioned in the British press when he was alive and was a significant figure in Melanesian politics for many years. The two teams who picked him on the DDP possibly have similar concerns. Iloilo was also the paramount chief of the district of Viseisei in Fiji's Ba Province (just up the road from the airport, for the benefit of anyone who's ever visited Fiji), where the consumption of kava is still practised with enthusiastic vigour. Traditionally when a great ruler such as Iloilo dies, the menfolk hold a several day long vigil consuming gallons of the stuff and getting so numbed in body and mind that they are unable to even speak for up to a week. I doubt that there is anywhere in the world right now where the male populace are more incapable of anything than they are here. Obit will probably be in the Independent within the next couple of months, with most papers struggling and under pressure to prioritise and save space etc. stuff like this is considered less relevant Fat Jo got the "in brief" obituary at the bottom of the page in the Independent on Wednesday but it's not online. So idk. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted March 4, 2011 Fiji's President Josefa Iloilo, 88, who has often been mentioned hereabouts, is to retire next month. Dead. http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/world/67897/...-president-dies I'm gobsmacked that Ratu Iloilo hasn't got a UK obituary yet. He was a often mentioned in the British press when he was alive and was a significant figure in Melanesian politics for many years. The two teams who picked him on the DDP possibly have similar concerns. Iloilo was also the paramount chief of the district of Viseisei in Fiji's Ba Province (just up the road from the airport, for the benefit of anyone who's ever visited Fiji), where the consumption of kava is still practised with enthusiastic vigour. Traditionally when a great ruler such as Iloilo dies, the menfolk hold a several day long vigil consuming gallons of the stuff and getting so numbed in body and mind that they are unable to even speak for up to a week. I doubt that there is anywhere in the world right now where the male populace are more incapable of anything than they are here. Obit will probably be in the Independent within the next couple of months, with most papers struggling and under pressure to prioritise and save space etc. stuff like this is considered less relevant Fat Jo got the "in brief" obituary at the bottom of the page in the Independent on Wednesday but it's not online. So idk. If someone, somehwere produces a scanned image of that article, then the points are there... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted March 5, 2011 the former prime minister of Saint Lucia Allan Louisy is dead at 94 http://www.antiguaobserver.com/?p=55251 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted March 5, 2011 Suddenly they're dropping like flies! Former PM of Nepal Krishna Prasad Bhattari has died at 87 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...1030406543.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,400 Posted March 5, 2011 In other news, former Dutch state secretary (a second class minister) for Education and Science Klaas de Jong died 28 february 2011, the day after his 85th birthday. I couldn't find an English language news source. regards, Hein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted March 12, 2011 The last surviving member of the first ever Israeli parliament , Tawfik Towbi, has died aged 88. http://www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=211856 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted March 21, 2011 The former vice president of Panama Guillermo Ford is not so firtunate. He's dead at 74 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,599 Posted March 27, 2011 Geraldine Ferraro, Walter Mondale's 1984 presidential running mate, has died aged 75. It might be said she paved the way for politicians such as Hilary Clinton and (insert name of prominent female US politician, as appropriate). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted March 27, 2011 This might not mean much to most of you,but the former scottish office minister David Cairns is fighting for his life in hospital with pancreatis. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-12861691 It's a quiet day... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,233 Posted March 27, 2011 This might not mean much to most of you,but the former scottish office minister David Cairns is fighting for his life in hospital with pancreatis. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-12861691 It's a quiet day... This is all he deserves for deserting the Great Leader. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VSBfromH 74 Posted April 1, 2011 Welsh Assembly member Brynle Williams has spoken of his battle with colon cancer and his determination to return to work next year.... Dead I suspect the lorry drivers taking part in today's fuel protests will want to pay their respects. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VSBfromH 74 Posted April 17, 2011 Brigadier (Retd) Bhawani Singh, the last Maharaja of Jaipur, has died aged 80. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted April 21, 2011 Sir Michael Somare, 75, the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, is taking an indefinite period of medical leave after undergong surgery of an unspecified nature. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,400 Posted April 24, 2011 Former Dutch foreign minister and diplomat Max van der Stoel died yesterday, aged 86. He's PNDP's first hit for 2011. regards, Hein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,646 Posted April 25, 2011 Gabrielle Giffords, fit to see her hubby off into space, apparently. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VSBfromH 74 Posted April 27, 2011 Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu Vietnam's former "first lady" (actually the sister-in-law of President Ngo Ding Diem who was a bachelor) has died in Rome aged 86. "Madame Nhu was often referred to as the Dragon Lady and was known for her harsh remarks about Buddhists. She went into exile in Italy after the death of the two brothers in a coup on November 1, 1963 supported by the United States". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted May 3, 2011 Garishly-dressed French politician and heavy metal fanatic, Patrick Roy, has just died of cancer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Roy_(politician) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted May 5, 2011 Garret Fitzgerald, twice Prime Minister of Ireland in the 1980s, is gravely ill. He might struggle to see the weekend, let alone 2012. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
notaguest 16 Posted May 10, 2011 Bolivias first and only female president Lidia Gueiler Tejada (Latin Americas 2nd female head of state after Isabel Peron) has died at 89 ps her death leaves Margaret Thatcher as the oldest living former female head of state or government in the world Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,521 Posted May 10, 2011 David Cairns, current MP for Inverclyde and the first person to resign from government in protest over Gordon Brown's leadership dead at 44. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
notaguest 16 Posted May 10, 2011 David Cairns, current MP for Inverclyde and the first person to resign from government in protest over Gordon Brown's leadership dead at 44. So Gordon Brown's relationship with God was closer than we thought it seems... as always the first thing anyone says when an MP dies is , how big was his majority? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,400 Posted May 10, 2011 as always the first thing anyone says when an MP dies is , how big was his majority? Isn't that a rather personal question? regards, Hein 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,233 Posted May 10, 2011 David Cairns, current MP for Inverclyde and the first person to resign from government in protest over Gordon Brown's leadership dead at 44. So Gordon Brown's relationship with God was closer than we thought it seems... as always the first thing anyone says when an MP dies is , how big was his majority? Isn't he the second anti-Brown rebel to die since Brown lost office (I can recall making a post saying someone deserved to die for crossing our Great Leader. Anyway - this could be very convenient for Andy Kerr who lost his seat in the Scottish Parliament on Thursday... So Gordon Brown's relationship with God was closer than we thought it seems... Cairns used to be a Catholic Priest...before taking up with his boyfriend. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,439 Posted May 10, 2011 This might not mean much to most of you,but the former scottish office minister David Cairns is fighting for his life in hospital with pancreatis. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-12861691 It's a quiet day... This is all he deserves for deserting the Great Leader. This one about the same guy? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
notaguest 16 Posted May 10, 2011 I've just checked.Turns out his majority was 14,000.Should be safe enough for labour,then again after last week who knows! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
