Political Frailty

[CaptainChorizo 1,977]

3 hours ago, Perhaps said:

Sir Michael Hardie Boys, former Governor-General of New Zealand (not a pornstar) dead at 92.

 

Mentioned here by arghton a few dozen times and picked for a couple of 2024 pools.

Amazing that he lived into his 90's with how many tables he  broke jumping into when he was young.

[roaming_comrade 471]

4 hours ago, Perhaps said:

Sir Michael Hardie Boys, former Governor-General of New Zealand (not a pornstar) dead at 92.

 

Mentioned here by arghton a few dozen times and picked for a couple of 2024 pools.

amazing that that guy was still alive. He hadnt been reported on since 2016

[justonecornetto 949]

5 hours ago, Perhaps said:

Sir Michael Hardie Boys, former Governor-General of New Zealand (not a pornstar) dead at 92.

 

Mentioned here by arghton a few dozen times and picked for a couple of 2024 pools.

 

Yeah I had him in my  DDP theme team of Kiwis for 2024 

[Undead In Ohio 156]

6 hours ago, Perhaps said:

Sir Michael Hardie Boys, former Governor-General of New Zealand (not a pornstar) dead at 92.

 

Mentioned here by arghton a few dozen times and picked for a couple of 2024 pools.

 

Survived by his wife, Dame Julia Nancee Drew.

[Toast 16,137]

3 hours ago, Undead In Ohio said:

Survived by his wife, Dame Julia Nancee Drew.

 

I was waiting for that.

[Sir Creep 7,070]

3 hours ago, Undead In Ohio said:

 

Survived by his wife, Dame Julia Nancee Drew.

 

[drol 11,945]

Syrian political dissident Riad al-Turk, previously mentioned by @arghton, dead at 93.

[Thatcher 2,406]

Basdeo Panday, the fifth Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (1995-2001), has died aged 90. Mentioned previously in this thread by @arghton. This leaves two living former Prime Ministers:

- Kamla Persad-Bissessar (sixth serving 2010-2015)

- Keith Rowley (seventh and incumbent serving since 2015)

 

[Sinbabad 1,116]

2 hours ago, Thatcher said:

Basdeo Panday, the fifth Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (1995-2001), has died aged 90.

He became the longest lived PM in September 2020, having surpassed ANR Robinson who had died aged 87.

[Banana 859]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12917811/South-Korean-opposition-leader-Lee-Jae-myung-stabbed-neck-press-conference-Busan.html

 

SK opposition leader Lee Jae-Myung stabbed in the neck at press conference.

[Summer in Transylvania 2,175]

On 01/05/2022 at 17:44, arghton said:

Sartaj Aziz (1929) Two-time foreign affairs minister

Sartaj Aziz reportedly dead at 94.

[drol 11,945]

10 minutes ago, Summer in Transylvania said:

Sartaj Aziz reportedly dead at 94.

First hit of the year in AO deadpool for me.

[Gisooo 3,325]

On 02/08/2022 at 22:10, arghton said:

2. France (Including "less notable" names up to 1926)

Jean Turco (1917) Former National Assembly member, alive?

Edgar Morin (1921) Philosopher, politician

André Chandernagor (1921) former Minister

Philippe de Gaulle (1921) Senator 1986-2004, frail and not seen on his 100th.

Marcel Berthomé (1922-2023) Mayor of Saint-Seurin-sur-l'Isle for 49 years.

Henri Bangou (1922-2023) Mayor of Guadeloupe's Pointe-à-Pitre 1965-2008, counts half

Roland Dumas (1922) Two-time Foreign Affairs Minister, President of the Constitutional Council 1995-2000.

Henri Simon (1922) Cranky old Council Communism advocate.

Christiane Papon (1924-2023) Former Constitutional Council member and MEP.

Georges Berthoin (1925) Jean Monnet's chief of staff 1952-1955.

Jacques Delors (1925-2023) President of the European Commission 1985-1995, rumored to be in failing health.

Christiane Scrivener (1925) former Secretary of State of Trade for Consumers' protection.

Pierre Pranchère (1927) Former MEP

Robert Badinter (1928) Minister of Justice who abolished the death penalty.

Jean-Marie Le Pen (1928) Far-right politician.

Édouard Balladur (1929) Prime Minister 1993-1995

Pierre Mazeaud (1929) Former President of the Constitutional Council.

André Lajoinie (1929) 1988 Presidential candidate of the Communist Party.

Jean-Pierre Fourcade (1929) One of Giscard's Economy ministers.

Yvette Roudy (1929) Former Women's Rights minister and mayor.

Jean-Marie Rausch (1929) Foreign Trade Minister 1988-1991

 

French politician Pierre Pranchère (Wiki) dead at 96

[drol 11,945]

Is Pakistan National Security Advisor Iqbal Akhund (wiki) still alive?

 

This Instagram post mentions a "late Iqbal Akhund" who could look like him in his later years, but I'm not sure.

[drol 11,945]

Thabo Mbeki dead.

[Spade_Cooley 9,519]

Some sites reporting Thabo Mbeki dead at 81.

[The Old Crem 3,583]

3 minutes ago, Spade_Cooley said:

Some sites reporting Thabo Mbeki dead at 81.

All a bit odd at the moment. Articles have been up for a bit now and some seem genuine even with ANC sources being quoted  but they is nothing on SABC yet. 

[gcreptile 10,967]

Some articles who have him dead, also have him 74 years old. It's not credible (yet).

[Sinbabad 1,116]

2 hours ago, drol said:

Is Pakistan National Security Advisor Iqbal Akhund (wiki) still alive?

 

This Instagram post mentions a "late Iqbal Akhund" who could look like him in his later years, but I'm not sure.

According to this website he’s dead. I couldn’t find other sources mentioning his death though.

[drol 11,945]

1 minute ago, Sinbabad said:

According to this website he’s dead. I couldn’t find other sources mentioning his death though.

Surely enough, many thanks.

[drol 11,945]

Why no denials for Mbeki? This is being handled embarassingly.

[Ulitzer95 12,586]

Mainly seems to be Nigerian sources reporting it, hence a lot of South Africans kicking off on X.

 

[drol 11,945]

Yes, complete hoax by now. 

[Thatcher 2,406]

1 hour ago, drol said:

Thabo Mbeki dead.

 

5 minutes ago, drol said:

Yes, complete hoax by now. 

Remember when this happened with Raul Castro - I’ll spare you a facepalm. 

On 29/12/2023 at 08:27, drol said:

 

 

[drol 11,945]

I'd actually deserve it! I just took the risk and got it wrong.