Ulitzer95 12,620 Posted August 3, 2021 7 hours ago, YoungWillz said: Former leader of Wigan Metropolitan Council and Labour politician, elevated to the peerage, Peter Smith, Baron Smith of Leigh, dead at 76: https://www.itv.com/news/granada/2021-08-03/tributes-to-former-wigan-council-leader-lord-peter-smith Which reminds me, Tony Benn’s son, Stephen AKA 3rd Viscount Stansgate (who is 70 this month and a bit on the heavy side) just joined the HoL as a new Labour hereditary peer the other week, after his dad surrendered his title and made a big thing about it! Hilary and Stephen certainly don’t take after their father. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,946 Posted August 4, 2021 Former Governor General of Bahamas Arthur Dion Hanna dead at 93. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ali 20 Posted August 4, 2021 Serbia's ambassador to russia has passed away. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miroslav_Lazanski 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,738 Posted August 4, 2021 1 hour ago, drol said: Former Governor General of Bahamas Arthur Dion Hanna dead at 93. Still three Bahamian Governor-Generals living who are over 90: Sir Orville Turnquest (b. 1929) Gov-Gen 1995-2001. Did not take part in a naming ceremony of a building named after him this February. Dame Ivy Dumont (b. 1930) Gov-Gen 2001-2005. Took part in a naming ceremony of a building named after him this June or July, looks old but not exactly frail. Sir Arthur Foulkes (b. 1928) Gov-Gen 2010-2014. Looks younger than what he is. Additionally there's Dame Marguerite Pindling (b. 1932) Gov-Gen 2014-2019 who will, if she's still alive, be 90 next June. Turnquest, Pindling and Arthur Dion Hanna in 2018. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,527 Posted August 4, 2021 Hanna looking like when you scan your face into a video game but fuck up where the nose and eyes are supposed to be. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,472 Posted August 4, 2021 14 hours ago, Ulitzer95 said: Which reminds me, Tony Benn’s son, Stephen AKA 3rd Viscount Stansgate (who is 70 this month and a bit on the heavy side) just joined the HoL as a new Labour hereditary peer the other week, after his dad surrendered his title and made a big thing about it! Hilary and Stephen certainly don’t take after their father. Jimmy Maxton's nephew John is now Lord Maxton of Blackwaterfoot iirc! He used to look the spitting image of his uncle but now he's considerably older than Jimmy ever got to that ended long ago. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,738 Posted August 5, 2021 https://zaxid.net/pomer_ukrayinskiy_politichniy_diyach_yevgen_marchuk_n1523661 Yevhen Marchuk, Prime Minister of Ukraine 1995-1996 dead aged 80 from acute pulmonary heart failure and covid. He served during the tenure of the controversial Leonid Kuchma 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,620 Posted August 5, 2021 On 10/01/2020 at 12:28, Ulitzer95 said: Agreed that a lot of them have been dropping off recently. Thought I'd take this opportunity to look at how many WWII veterans from the three strands of government in the U.S. are still with us. There are still 14 living formers members of the House of Representatives who served: b. 1919: Lester L. Wolff b. 1920: Neal Edward Smith b. 1921: Mike McCormack b. 1923: Bob Dole, Al Quie b. 1924: Frank Joseph Guarini, Weston E. Vivian b. 1925: Fletcher Thompson, G. William Whitehurst, Lucien Nedzi b. 1926: J. Roy Rowland, Elwood Hillis, Earl Hutto, Mark Andrews, Robert J. Lagomarsino b. 1927: Benjamin B. Blackburn, Arthur Ravenel Jr., Austin Murphy, Bud Brown, Edwin Edwards, Jim Weaver, James W. Symington There are just 3 living Senators who served (they are also the top 3 oldest living): b. 1923: James Buckley, Bob Dole (also listed above) b. 1925: Daniel Evans b. 1926: Mark Andrews (also listed above) b. 1927: John Warner There are 9 living Governors who served: b. 1921: John Malcolm Patterson b. 1922: Wayne Mixson b. 1923: William Winter, Al Quie (also listed above), Linwood Holton b. 1924: Dale E. Wolf, Jimmy Carter b. 1925: Ted Schwinden, Daniel Evans (also listed above) b. 1926: George Ariyoshi b. 1927: Phil Batt, George Nigh, Winfield Dunn, Edwin Edwards (also listed above) Jimmy Carter (also listed above) is of course the only living President who served. There are no living Vice Presidents who served. 3 living members of the Cabinet who served: Johnson administration: Alan Stephenson Boyd (b. 1922), Ramsey Clark (b. 1927) NONE! Nixon administration: Henry Kissinger (b. 1923), George Shultz (b. 1920) Ford administration: Henry Kissinger (b. 1923, also listed above) Carter administration: Charles Duncan (b. 1926), Ray Marshall (b. 1928) Reagan administration: George Shultz (b. 1920, also listed above) NONE! No living justices of the Supreme Court who served following the death of John Paul Stevens (1920–2019). As far as I know, these are complete. I will do the UK (Commons and Lords) when I get time, but that will probably involve more research. Updated for the deaths of Edwin Edwards and John Malcolm Patterson. 25 names left from the three strands of federal U.S. Gov. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,738 Posted August 6, 2021 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-58110684 Ralph Gonsalves, soon 75-year old longtime Prime Minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (since 2001) has been hospitalised after getting hit by a stone at an anti-vaccine mandate protest. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted August 8, 2021 William (Bill) Davis, Premier of the province of Ontario from 1971 to 1985 and an MPP from 1959 to 1985, has died. He was 92. https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2021/08/08/former-premier-bill-davis-who-ushered-in-ontarios-modern-era-dies-at-92.html 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,738 Posted August 9, 2021 Remaining Heads of State and Gvernment of the Soviet Union: Head of State: Mikhail Gorbachev (1931-) General Secretary 1985-1991, Supreme Soviet chairman 1989-1990, Chairman of the Presidium 1988-1990, President 1990-1991. Picture from 2018. Heads of Government: Nikolai Ryzhkov (1929-) Premier 1985-1991. Suffered a bad heart attack in 1991, however still active. Only one of the three who isn't a widower. Picture taken around 2019. Ivan Silayev (1930-) Last Premier 1991 (Chairman of the Inter-republican Economic Committee) Can't find a picture of him after 2007. Widowed 2006, Silayev already has a grave. Picture is from the 1990s. I expect his time to come soon. Post-Soviet dictators/dictator-nutheads/you can't get rid of these unless you kill them atleast twice-s: Russia Vladimir Putin (1952-) Dictator since 2000. Known for riding bears and silencing his enemies using creative ways and substances. Belarus Alexander Lukashenko (1954-) Dictator since 1994 after the less dictator-like leaders Myechyslaw Hryb (1938-), Vyachaslaw Kuznyatsow (1949-) and Stanislav Shushkevich (1934-). Hopefully one and preferably more than one of them will outlive him. Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev (1961-) Dictator since 2003 succeeding his daddy. Kazakhstan / Nursultan Nazarbayev (1940-) was the President 1990-2019 but still the Chairman of the Security Council of Kazakhstan and forces his successor, current President Kassym Jomart-Tokayev (1953-) to reveal giant statues of himself. In reality poor Kassym is not a full dictator but instead a puppet ruler while the great Elbasy continues being all-powerful. Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon (1952-) Dictator since 1994, "Founder of peace and national Unity — Leader of the Nation" since 2015, this fat nepotist bastard's sons beat up the health minister of the country when his sister died of covid. Brezhnev-like, but worse than Brezhnev. Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow (1957-) Dictator of Turkmenistan since the death of the great Türkmenbaşy Saparmurat Niyazov (1940-2006), before that he was Niyazov's dentist. The most mad person on this list (a great achievement) uses his free time having fun with horses, obsessing over horses, dreaming about horses and trying to break guinness world records. Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev (1957-) succeeded the presidency of Uzbekistan after the death of Islam Karimov (1938-2016), before that the Prime Minister for 13 years. Expected to win the October 2021 elections by atleast 90%. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,972 Posted August 9, 2021 This bird has flown... Lester Bird, former PM of Antigua and Barbuda, dead at 83: https://associatestimes.com/former-prime-minister-of-antigua-and-barbuda-sir-lester-bird-dies-at-83/ 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,738 Posted August 9, 2021 4 minutes ago, gcreptile said: This bird has flown... Lester Bird, former PM of Antigua and Barbuda, dead at 83: https://associatestimes.com/former-prime-minister-of-antigua-and-barbuda-sir-lester-bird-dies-at-83/ Didn't live to such a great age as his father, Vere Bird, first Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda and first Premier of Antigua did (88) Vere is in the picture below: Lester, a former athlete, succeeded his father in 1994 and ruled the island country for 10 years during James Carlisle's long tenure as governor-general until he was defeated by Baldwin Spencer. Lester's leg was amputated in April. The Birds (Vere 1910-1999, Vere Jr. 1937-2013 and Lester 1938-2021) were often accused of corruption and cronyism. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,527 Posted August 9, 2021 1 hour ago, arghton said: The Birds (Vere 1910-1999, Vere Jr. 1937-2013 and Lester 1938-2021) were often accused of corruption and cronyism. They were on the turn (turn turn)? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,738 Posted August 9, 2021 https://dailynationzambia.com/2021/08/09/former-president-rupiah-banda-has-appealed-to-possible-losers-in-thursdays-election-to-graciously-accept-defeat/ I've been keeping a close eye on Zambia's former Presidents before and after the death of Kaunda as all three have a history of health troubles, and seems like Rupiah Banda is still active. Not sure if he still has cancer, but looks great for a overweight 84-year old. The other living former president, 77-year old Guy Scott, parkinson skeleton who was the acting president for a while in 2014 has also talked about the upcoming Thursday presidential elections in Zambia, multiple articles released that have statements from him but there's never a picture or a video of him. He's been reported "ailing" for a long time not only physically (according to many on twitter he's currently so frail he can't stand at all) but also mentally, so there's a chance the opinions in those articles aren't completely his own ones. Who's going to be here for a longer time? I'd place my money on Banda. Other Zambian politicians: Malimba Masheke (1941-) Last Prime Minister of Zambia 1989-1991 and last one living. Akashambatwa Mbikusita-Lewanika (1948-) Last living candidate of the 1996 Presidential elections and last living 20th century candidate in the Presidential elections of Zambia. Godfrey Miyanda (1944-) VP 1994-1997, earliest living VP Enoch Kavindele (1950-) VP 2001-2003 Nevers Mumba (1960-) VP 2003-2004 Inonge Wina (1941-) VP 2015-2021 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Perhaps 1,423 Posted August 9, 2021 13 minutes ago, arghton said: https://dailynationzambia.com/2021/08/09/former-president-rupiah-banda-has-appealed-to-possible-losers-in-thursdays-election-to-graciously-accept-defeat/ I've been keeping a close eye on Zambia's former Presidents before and after the death of Kaunda as all three have a history of health troubles, and seems like Rupiah Banda is still active. Not sure if he still has cancer, but looks great for a overweight 84-year old. The other living former president, 77-year old Guy Scott, parkinson skeleton who was the acting president for a while in 2014 has also talked about the upcoming Thursday presidential elections in Zambia, multiple articles released that have statements from him but there's never a picture or a video of him. He's been reported "ailing" for a long time not only physically (according to many on twitter he's currently so frail he can't stand at all) but also mentally, so there's a chance the opinions in those articles aren't completely his own ones. Who's going to be here for a longer time? I'd place my money on Banda Fuck me. You've mentioned Guy bloody Scott 9 times since October 2020 according to the search tool. That's my deja vu explained. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,140 Posted August 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Perhaps said: Fuck me. You've mentioned Guy bloody Scott 9 times since October 2020 according to the search tool. He hasn't accused him of being overweight though, which makes a change. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,620 Posted August 10, 2021 Canadian former Cabinet minister Paul Hellyer (wiki) dead at 98. Mentioned on the Forum by @drol before. He was very active up until only a few days ago – spoke at a conference last week. Suffered a fall the other day. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,946 Posted August 10, 2021 Noted for asserting existence of aliens and asking governments to reveal what they know. Also quite went the conspirationist route sometimes, but I tend to believe most of what he said. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,946 Posted August 12, 2021 On 28/11/2020 at 17:41, gcreptile said: Longtime Burma / Myanmar dictator Than Shwe voted from home in the recent election a couple of weeks ago. A troop came to him and collected his and his wife's vote. He's still in "good health": https://elevenmyanmar.com/news/former-senior-general-cast-early-ballots-in-nay-pyi-taw Than Shwe hospitalised, rumoured to be COVID. In this case, our thoughts are with COVID at the moment. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,946 Posted August 12, 2021 8 hours ago, drol said: Than Shwe hospitalised, rumoured to be COVID. In this case, our thoughts are with COVID at the moment. Version 1: Than Shwe and wife tests positive, condition unknown, expected to be in hospital for weeks. Version 2: Than Shwe and his wife have been hospitalized as a precaution so they don't catch COVID (???). Tests were performed and results are awaited, but they show no symptoms. Than Shwe is "believed to have been vaccinated". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,946 Posted August 12, 2021 Confirmed positive, AP article does not mention he received any vaccine. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,738 Posted August 14, 2021 On 08/05/2021 at 12:27, arghton said: Lee Han-dong, South Korea Prime Minister 2000-2002 dead: https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2021/05/113_308493.html Those bastards Chun Doo-hwan and Roh Tae-woo will apparently never die https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2021/08/356_313897.html Hospitalised after breathing difficulties during a court session. According to himself, he has alzheimer's. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,738 Posted August 14, 2021 Guinea-Bissau political heavyweight and multiple-time Prime Minister Carlos Correia dead aged 87: https://www.dw.com/pt-002/carlos-correia-morreu-o-ex-pm-guineense-e-dirigente-do-paigc/a-58863886 Prime Minister four times: 1991-1994, 1997-1998, 2008-2009 and 2015-2016 during the tenures of João Bernardo Vieira (1939-2009 and president 1980-1984, 1984-1999 and 2005-2009, killed by soldiers a day after he possibly ordered the killing of one of his main rivals) and José Mário Vaz (1957-, president 2014-2020) Here in 2015: 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,738 Posted August 14, 2021 On 12/08/2021 at 20:03, drol said: Confirmed positive, AP article does not mention he received any vaccine. Than Shwe is a diabetic with a 15 year history of "health concerns" and his wife Kyaing Kyaing suffered both a fall and a stroke in 2007 and was said to be "ailing" by some news sites in 2008. I'm betting that either one dies, one dies and one goes soon after or both die. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
