drol 11,923 Posted August 27, 2021 Former Portugal president Jorge Sampaio in a serious condition. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,697 Posted August 27, 2021 On 28/08/2021 at 00:35, drol said: Former Portugal president Jorge Sampaio in a serious condition. All the former Presidents of that country are over 80 and the current one is 72...good pool material, maybe. The former Heads of State/Presidents being: Could be counted: Nuno Fisher Lopes Pires (1930-) and Narciso Mendes Dias (1935-) members of Spinola's National Salvation Junta of 1974 António Ramalho Eanes (1935-) President 1976-1986 Jorge Sampaio (1939-2021) President 1996-2006 Anibal Cavaco Silva (1939-) President 2006-2016 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,697 Posted August 28, 2021 China's Minister of Finance 2003-2007, Jin Renqing dead aged 77 in a housefire according to multiple sources: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-28/jin-renqing-ex-china-finance-minister-dies-in-fire-caixin He was the State Tax Administration's Director 1998-2003 during Rongji's times, succeeding Liu Zhongli. He became the Minister of Finance in 2003 after his predecessor Xiang Huaicheng became the Chairman of the National Council for Social Security Fund. He served as the Minister of Finance until 2007 after he had a sex scandal with a spy from Taiwan. He was succeeded by Xie Xuren. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,923 Posted August 28, 2021 His three immediate predecessors, Xiang Huaicheng (1939), Liu Zhongli (1934) and Wang Bingqian (1925) are still out and about. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,697 Posted August 28, 2021 https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/former-president-of-tynwald-noel-cringle-obe-dies-age-83/ Manx politician Noel Cringle who was the Speaker of the House of Keys 1996-2000 and the President of Tynwald 2000-2011 has died aged 83. His only living predecessor as the Tynwald Pres is Maj. Gen. Sir Laurence New (1932-) who served as the President of Tynwald as Lt. Gov of the Isle of Man 1985-1990. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,923 Posted August 28, 2021 12 hours ago, arghton said: China's Minister of Finance 2003-2007, Jin Renqing dead aged 77 in a housefire according to multiple sources: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-28/jin-renqing-ex-china-finance-minister-dies-in-fire-caixin He was the State Tax Administration's Director 1998-2003 during Rongji's times, succeeding Liu Zhongli. He became the Minister of Finance in 2003 after his predecessor Xiang Huaicheng became the Chairman of the National Council for Social Security Fund. He served as the Minister of Finance until 2007 after he had a sex scandal with a spy from Taiwan. He was succeeded by Xie Xuren. Details about Jin's death made public. He was living in a residential complex for former Finance ministers and cadres. Jin was wheelchair-bound and had an extensive history of heart disease. His wife died 10 days ago. He was burning "paper offerings" for her on the balcony when fire went out of control. Anyway he died due to the thick smoke or from a heart attack induced by asphyxiation. Quite sad way to go. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,923 Posted August 29, 2021 Jiang Chunyun, fomer China Vice-premier, dead at 91. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,697 Posted August 29, 2021 Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Nqaba Bhanga hospitalised after a car accident: https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/breaking-news/2599836/nmb-mayor-nqaba-bhanga-faces-culpable-homicide-probe-after-fatal-late-night-collision/ Probably drunk driving, as he had just celebrated his birthday party... Two people died in the crash. Allegedly a girlfriend-beater and said to have a very serious drinking problem. This also happened five days after the leader of his party (Democratic Alliance) announced that Bhanga will be the candidate for the Mayor of Nelson Mandela Bay in the next local government election that will be held in October. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JustPassingThrough 148 Posted August 30, 2021 Australian Senator Alex Gallacher has died from lung cancer, aged 67: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/breaking-news/south-australian-senator-alex-gallacher-loses-battle-with-lung-cancer/news-story/59d8fb37c3a0afca6a052076e3bc0d18 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,697 Posted August 30, 2021 Sakaran Dandai, 8th (1995-2002) Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah (Governor of Sabah) has died aged 91 from covid: https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2021/08/30/former-sabah-tyt-sakaran-dandai-passes-away-due-to-covid-19 There are 13 Malaysian states (Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Malacca, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Penang, Perak, Perlis, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor and Terengganu) Sabah is the second-largest out of these 11. In addition, there are three federal territories (Kuala Lumpur, Labuan and Putrajaya) Nine of the states are monarchies and the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (Head of State of Malaysia, King) is elected from these nine every five years. There have been fifteen Agongs this far, one of them has served twice. Three former ones are still living, these being Sirajuddin of Perlis (1943-, served 2001-2006), Mizal Zainal Abidin of Terengganu (1962-, served 2006-2011) and the scandalous Muhammad V of Kelantan (1969-, served 2016-2019) Johor: Sultan Ibrahim Ismail (1958-) Kedah: Sultan Sallehuddin (1942-) Kelantan: Sultan Muhammad V, mentioned above Malacca: Governor Mohd Khalil Yaakob (1937-, former: 2004-2020), Governor Mohd Ali Rustam (1949-) Negeri Sembilan: Grand Ruler Muhriz (1948-) Pahang: Sultan Abdullah (1959-) Current Yang di-Pertuan Agong Penang: Governor Abdul Rahman Abbas (1938-, former: 2001-2021), Governor Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak (1949-) Perak: Sultan Raja Nazrin Shah (1956-) Perlis: Sirajuddin, mentioned above Sabah: Governor Ahmadshah Abdullah (1946-, 2003-2010), Governor Juhar Mahiruddin (1953-) Sarawak: Governor Abang Muhammed Salahuddin (1921-2022, 1975-1981 and 2001-2014), Governor Abdul Taib Mahmud (1936-) Selangor: Sharafuddin (1945-) Terengganu: Mizan Zainal Abidin (mentioned above) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DCI Frank Burnside 3,887 Posted August 30, 2021 Fingers crossed we get a combo of 2 and 3 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,386 Posted August 31, 2021 On 07/07/2021 at 14:42, msc said: James Brokenshire resigns from government as his recovery from lung cancer is "taking longer than expected". Announces that the cancer has progressed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,697 Posted August 31, 2021 https://www.seiska.fi/kotimaa/ex-valtionvarainministeri-iiro-viinasen-parkinsonin-tauti-on-pahentunut-haluaa-eutanasian Finnish politician and finance minister 1991-1996, Iiro Viinanen has had parkinson's for 21 years and now it's getting worse. Along with his former political enemy Esko Seppänen (parkinson's for 16 years, also has had cancer) he is campaigning for the legalization of euthanasia. He was the finance minister during the Early 1990s depression in Finland. Viinanen, former Prime Minister Esko Aho and Ulf Sundqvist have blamed their bad health on dealing with the economic crisis. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,697 Posted September 1, 2021 On 26/12/2020 at 22:19, arghton said: Koivisto's widow Tellervo hospitalized after a fall resulting in a broken hip: https://www.iltalehti.fi/kotimaa/a/84442ec6-3516-4a56-8cd5-fd99e84c37c8 Tellervo Koivisto is also a politician, a former member of parliament and Helsinki alderwoman. She's become very frail lately. (Has also had mental health issues for her entire life but those often aren't a large problem at 91.) Rare public appearance today: Former Prime Minister Paavo Lipponen (1941-) who has had a ton of heart attacks and health scares during the last 10-20 years also attended and to suprise everyone, gave a 15 minute speech using three languages while standing. Here's a video of the event: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,697 Posted September 4, 2021 On 25/08/2021 at 23:28, arghton said: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/lion-of-panjshirs-son-ahmad-massoud-vows-to-fight-on-against-taliban-in-afghanistan-jbk2lw5s3 Ahmad Massoud (1989-), son of mujahideen guerrilla commander Ahmad Shah Massoud (1953-2001) vows to fight on against the Taliban and says that he won't surrender. Massoud and Saleh are in the Panjshir valley with around 2000-10000 soldiers including remnants of Afghanistan's army (national army, some special force soldiers, commando corps members, air force remnants, Massoud's army (he claims to have 9000 soldiers), independent militias, local civilians and others) Defence Minister Bismillah Khan and former chief of staff 2020-2021 Yasin Zia are also there. Also, Karzai and former Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah seem to still be in the country, trying to negotiate with the Taliban. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-58443679 Taliban claimed yesterday or today that they've conquered the valley... Panjshir President Amrullah Saleh says that the Panjshir rebels are "in a difficult situation" and surrounded with Taliban cutting phone, internet and electricity lines. Sounds like in a week or two he'll be hanging from a lamppost... Also has been mentioned that Ahmad Zia Massoud, Karzai's VP 2004-2009 is also in the valley. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,697 Posted September 5, 2021 On 20/08/2021 at 14:44, arghton said: New picture of Kasvi posted on his twitter, still healthy enough to participate in a tv show to talk about his life. Looks very great for someone with incurable cancer and who went into hospice care nearly seven months ago. https://www.iltalehti.fi/politiikka/a/7893c5b8-b55c-4045-90ca-3d2442dd9ed8 Jyrki Kasvi told Helsingin Sanomat today that his cancers have reduced. However later this day he was told that multiple of his cancers are active and this growth can't be stopped with radiotherapy. Mentions that there are still some experimental meds that could work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,697 Posted September 5, 2021 Živko Radišić, two-time Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1998-1999 and 2000-2001) dead aged 84: https://www.rtvbn.com/4012289/preminuo-bivsi-gradonacelnik-bl-zivko-radisic Bosnia and Herzegovina's Presidency is made up of three members: a Serb, a Croat and a Bosniak. The Chairman is the presiding member. Radisic was also the Serb member from 1998 to 2002. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted September 6, 2021 Jan Hecker, the German ambassador to China, has died. He was 54. Hecker passed away less than two weeks after beginning his new posting. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/06/german-ambassador-to-china-dies-less-than-two-weeks-into-posting-jan-hecker?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=kingtrizi 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,577 Posted September 6, 2021 5 minutes ago, alt obits guy said: Jan Hecker, the German ambassador to China, has died. He was 54. Hecker passed away less than two weeks after beginning his new posting. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/06/german-ambassador-to-china-dies-less-than-two-weeks-into-posting-jan-hecker?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=kingtrizi Survived by all 9 of his immediate predecessors in the post. Ouch. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,697 Posted September 6, 2021 Zanele kaMagwaza-Msibi, South African politician and leader of the National Freedom Party has died. She was 59: https://www.enca.com/news/zanele-kamagwaza-msibi-passes-away kaMagwaza-Msibi, once a former high-ranking IFP politician, was one of the people touted to become Mangosuthu Buthelezi's successor in around 2006 as she was the party's second-in-command back then. However her relations with the IFP soured and she left the party in 2011 to form her own one, the NFP. NFP, when it was created, received around 2.5% of votes in the 2011 elections. k-M was the Minister of Science and Technology from 2014 to 2019 (and also suffered a stroke in that position in 2014) but by 2019 NFP's popularity had diminished so much that it only received one seat in the provincial elections, 0.35% of the votes in total. She likely died of covid. 93-year old Buthelezi outlives another one. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,697 Posted September 6, 2021 On 25/08/2021 at 23:28, arghton said: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/lion-of-panjshirs-son-ahmad-massoud-vows-to-fight-on-against-taliban-in-afghanistan-jbk2lw5s3 Ahmad Massoud (1989-), son of mujahideen guerrilla commander Ahmad Shah Massoud (1953-2001) vows to fight on against the Taliban and says that he won't surrender. Massoud and Saleh are in the Panjshir valley with around 2000-10000 soldiers including remnants of Afghanistan's army (national army, some special force soldiers, commando corps members, air force remnants, Massoud's army (he claims to have 9000 soldiers), independent militias, local civilians and others) Defence Minister Bismillah Khan and former chief of staff 2020-2021 Yasin Zia are also there. Also, Karzai and former Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah seem to still be in the country, trying to negotiate with the Taliban. Panjshir apparently captured, atleast according to taliban... https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/9/5/afghanistan-will-likely-erupt-in-civil-war-top-us-general Mohammad Fahim Dashty, Panjshir spokesperson has died aged 47. Either shot or killed by a Pakistani drone (according to defense analyst Babak Taghvaee). Close associate of Ahmad Shah Massoud, survived Massoud's assasination in 2001. Also Abdullah Abdullah's nephew. Four (or according to some sources only two) major commanders have been killed, one of them apparently being Saleh Mohammad Registani. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted September 7, 2021 Adlai Stevenson III, a former US Senator and member of the Illinois House of Representatives, has died. He was 90. Stevenson died of dementia according to his son, Adlai Stevenson IV. https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/9/7/22661586/adlai-stevenson-iii-former-senator-illinois-candidate-governor-dead-obitutary 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markb4 892 Posted September 8, 2021 4 hours ago, alt obits guy said: Adlai Stevenson III, a former US Senator and member of the Illinois House of Representatives, has died. He was 90. Stevenson died of dementia according to his son, Adlai Stevenson IV. https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/9/7/22661586/adlai-stevenson-iii-former-senator-illinois-candidate-governor-dead-obitutary His father ran for president twice against Eisenhower and his great-grandfather was vice president under Grover Cleveland. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,577 Posted September 8, 2021 Met Lord Tebbit yesterday at an event. Looked very pale, frail, walking stick and shuffled slowly. He was also noticeably hunched. His hearing was poor but he spoke with ease. Marbles are still there, but his body is noticeably deserting him. Get him on the list for next year. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,437 Posted September 8, 2021 Norman Fowler photo, apparently from this week going by Twitter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
