Tower1 93 Posted August 20, 2019 On 19/08/2019 at 03:30, Drewsky1211 said: Former President of Mexico Luis Echeverria has died at 97. If you read the section "Obituary" you can see that this is a parody. Apparently he was "happy and smiling" in a "life support machine". lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Redrumours 861 Posted August 20, 2019 5 hours ago, Tower1 said: If you read the section "Obituary" you can see that this is a parody. Apparently he was "happy and smiling" in a "life support machine". lol I'll support that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoffinLodger 1,248 Posted August 21, 2019 Former Chancellor of Switzerland Walter Buser has died at 93 https://www.cdt.ch/svizzera/politica/e-morto-l-ex-cancelliere-federale-walter-buser-EM1592152 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Etushispushingupdaisies 136 Posted August 21, 2019 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-uruguay-vazquez/president-of-uruguay-says-he-may-have-lung-cancer-idUSKCN1VA2DO. Tabare Vasquez may have lung cancer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,654 Posted August 21, 2019 2 hours ago, CoffinLodger said: Former Chancellor of Switzerland Walter Buser has died at 93 https://www.cdt.ch/svizzera/politica/e-morto-l-ex-cancelliere-federale-walter-buser-EM1592152 2 Swiss Chancellors dead in 1 month. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoffinLodger 1,248 Posted August 21, 2019 Here's an english language obit for Walter Buser https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/walter-buser_reform-minded-former-swiss-chancellor-dies-at-93/45174756 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted August 22, 2019 Bette Stephenson, a physician and long-time Ontario politician who held multiple cabinet posts and was later made a member of the Order of Canada, among other honours, has died. She was 95. https://rskane.ca/tribute/details/11433/Dr-Bette-Stephenson/obituary.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,954 Posted August 24, 2019 Arun Jaitley's health has deteriorated... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Etushispushingupdaisies 136 Posted August 24, 2019 1 hour ago, drol said: Arun Jaitley's health has deteriorated... Arun Jaitley Dead. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Etushispushingupdaisies 136 Posted August 24, 2019 34 minutes ago, Etushispushingupdaisies said: Arun Jaitley Dead. Now a QO. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banana 859 Posted August 24, 2019 Kinda disappointed that two of my top picks for 2020 throughout all pools died within a few days of eachother. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arrowsmith 447 Posted August 28, 2019 US Senator from Georgia Johnny Isakson is resigning at the end of the year. He had a growth removed from his kidney, a fall breaking a few ribs, and his Parkinson’s is progressing. I doubt he sees 2021. https://www-m.cnn.com/2019/08/28/politics/johnny-isakson-retire/index.html?r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,978 Posted August 28, 2019 Former South Dakota Senator Larry Pressler has bladder cancer: https://kfgo.com/news/articles/2019/aug/28/former-senator-pressler-treated-for-bladder-cancer/931798/ He says he's currently in remission, but at 77.... well, you have to die of something eventually. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted August 30, 2019 Dennis Fentie, a former Premier of the Yukon Territory, has died. He was 68. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/dennis-fentie-yukon-dies-1.5265924 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,954 Posted August 31, 2019 In this "very interesting" piece of news Burmese government raised Tun Tin's pension in March. Need to cover medical expenses? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tower1 93 Posted August 31, 2019 1 hour ago, drol said: In this "very interesting" piece of news Burmese government raised Tun Tin's pension in March. Need to cover medical expenses? I can't translate that article unfortunately. But how do we know that it is about this Tun Tin and not someone else with the same name? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,954 Posted August 31, 2019 2 minutes ago, Tower1 said: I can't translate that article unfortunately. But how do we know that it is about this Tun Tin and not someone else with the same name? Thura is a honorifical pre name he earned in 1948 repressing a Karen uprising. It's highly unlikely that there is a former politician named Tun Tin who also earned the distinction. That's definitely him. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,330 Posted September 5, 2019 Lord Kerr speaking in the house of lords.His voice is very croaky and he looks a horrible colour.Former British Ambassador to the US and he helped write Article 50.Very obitable. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,978 Posted September 5, 2019 Edwin "Crook" Edwards, former governor of Louisiana, was hospitalised, but is doing okay now: https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/article_e7538c5a-ce7e-11e9-bcdb-f749f68b894f.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JiroemonKimura 95 Posted September 7, 2019 On 21/08/2019 at 03:47, Etushispushingupdaisies said: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-uruguay-vazquez/president-of-uruguay-says-he-may-have-lung-cancer-idUSKCN1VA2DO. Tabare Vasquez may have lung cancer. According to this his cancer is stage 4 and cannot be operated on. Assuming it's true definitely DDP material and possibly Drop 40 if he makes it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,954 Posted September 7, 2019 On 17/04/2019 at 18:43, gcreptile said: Strangely enough, ANOTHER former president of Peru is currently in intensive care for high blood pressure: https://www.france24.com/en/20190417-former-peru-president-hospitalized-with-high-blood-pressure Alberto Fujimori, of course, will outlive them all. Kuczynski hospitalized again in ICU. He is a scumbag like Fujimori, will be a tough challenge between them. And Morales Bermudez of course. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,978 Posted September 7, 2019 On 06/11/2017 at 07:51, gcreptile said: US senator Rand Paul was almost killed by his neighbour who attacked him: https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/sen-rand-paul-recovering-from-injuries-suffered-in-alleged-assault/2017/11/05/6380c78a-c250-11e7-84bc-5e285c7f4512_story.html?utm_term=.23fb9a611696 Rand Paul had a lung operation last month because of fluid in the lungs: https://m.amnews.com/2019/08/21/rand-paul-unable-to-attend-roundtable-in-danville-due-to-lung-issue/ He's had a couple of health issues now. The consequences of his devotion to the Aqua Buddha? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,954 Posted September 9, 2019 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. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted September 12, 2019 ‘Akilisi Pohiva, Prime Minister of Tonga, aged 78. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,476 Posted September 12, 2019 I was watching Jeremy Paxman's Why Are All Politicians Crap thing on Channel 5, to pass the time, and early on Paxman goes to speak to 2 old timers. One was Ken Clarke. The other frail old man was shaking with severe Parkinsons, couldn't focus on the conversation, and looked frail and like someone who had lost a lot of weight. Then he spoke, or struggled to speak. It was Roy bloody Hattersley. Overtakes Lawson for frailest British politico seen on TV this year, and one to keep an eye for your longlists and Deathlists. PS Jonathan Aiken was also interviewed, and while not at deaths door, is already aging in voice and looks enough to suggest he wont far beyond 80. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
