Sean 6,311 Posted October 22, 2021 Definitely DL worthy and worth creating a thread for I would say. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathrace 1,164 Posted October 22, 2021 I think we'd have to think the unthinkable to imagine he'll still be alive in 2022. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,921 Posted October 23, 2021 On 25/07/2019 at 19:31, drol said: North Africa in general has lot to offer in matter of old politicians. Tunisia: *Abdelbaki Hermassi (1937) Foreign Minister Dead 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,695 Posted October 23, 2021 Barbados will become a republic on the 30th of November, becoming the first country to cease being a commonwealth realm since Mauritius in 1992. The President-elect is Sandra Mason the current Governor-General since 2018. I started wondering how many of the people who succeeded QEII as Head of State has she outlived (or not, atlest yet)? Here's a list: Pakistan (QEII as Queen 1952-1956): Iskander Mirza (1899-1969, President 1956-1958) Ghana (1957-1960): Kwame Nkrumah (1909-1972, President 1960-1966) South Africa (1952-1961): C. R. Swart (1894-1982, State President 1961-1967) Tanganyika (1961-1962): Julius Nyerere (1922-1999, President 1962-1964, later President of Tanzania 1964-1985) Nigeria (1960-1963): Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe (1904-1996, President 1963-1966) Uganda (1962-1963): Mutesa II of Buganda (1924-1969, President 1963-1966) Kenya (1963-1964): Jomo Kenyatta (c. 1897-1978, President 1964-1978) Malawi (1964-1966): Hastings Banda (Unknown/1898/1906/1907-1997, President 1966-1994) The Gambia (1965-1970): Dawda Jawara (1924-2019, President 1970-1994) Guyana (1966-1970): Arthur Chung (1918-2008, President 1970-1980) Rhodesia (1965-1970): Clifford Dupont (1905-1978, President 1970-1976) Sierra Leone (1961-1971): Siaka Stevens (1905-1988, President 1971-1985) Ceylon (1952-1972): William Gopallawa (1896-1981, President 1972-1978) Malta (1964-1974): Anthony Mamo (1909-2008, President 1974-1976) Trinidad and Tobago (1962-1976): Ellis Clarke (1917-2010, President 1976-1987) Fiji (1970-1987): Penaia Ganilau (1918-1993, President 1987-1993) Mauritius (1968-1992): Veerasamy Ringadoo (1920-2000, President 1992) Barbados (1966-2021): Sandra Mason (1949-, President-elect) Yeah, Mason is the only one living. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,695 Posted October 24, 2021 Grant Woods, Attorney General of Arizona 1991-1999 and former Chief of Staff of John McCain during McCain's senator years dead at 67 from a heart attack: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/578174-grant-woods-longtime-friend-of-mccain-and-former-arizona-ag-dies-at-67 Was a republican before leaving the party in 2018, democrat at the time of his death. At John McCain's funeral, 2018 Robert K. Corbin, his 92-year old predecessor (Attorney General of Arizona 1979-1991) is still alive. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,964 Posted October 25, 2021 Fofi Gennimata, leader of the Greek Social Democrats, dead after a long cancer fight at 56 (or 57?): https://greekreporter.com/2021/10/25/greek-socialist-fofi-gennimata-dies/ Meh, she had just stepped down two weeks ago. The cancer must have been far too advanced already. Edit: Here is a DDP QO, curiously under the "US politics" section... what's happening on the obit front lately? https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/athens-greek-kyriakos-mitsotakis-socialist-national-health-service-b1944766.html 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,695 Posted October 25, 2021 Bùi Diễm, South Vietnam's ambassador to the US 1965-1972 has died aged 98: https://www.voatiengviet.com/a/cuu-dai-su-vnch-bui-diem-qua-doi/6283589.html Also, there's a military coup happening in Sudan: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-59033142 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,695 Posted October 25, 2021 On 14/10/2021 at 00:23, arghton said: https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/politics/khaleda-needs-go-abroad-treatment-fakhrul-315343 Khaleda Zia's supporters, family and party says that she needs to go abroad for treatment. She has previously suffered from heart, kidney and liver diseases, diabetes, lung troubles and bad arthritis, now has fever and is now reported to be suffering from rheumatroid arhritis, ophthalmological and dental complications...The Daily Star also mentions high blood sugar, urinary tract infection and "other old-age problems" (+depression), some of this might be post-covid stuff. I don't know how much of this is lies but she is not well and her health seems to have actually declined after catching covid. https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/khaleda-zia-icu-after-minor-surgery-2206031 In ICU after minor surgery and biopsy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,964 Posted October 26, 2021 Roh Tae-Woo, former president of South Korea, dead at 88: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-koreas-former-president-roh-tae-woo-dies-88-yonhap-2021-10-26/ In ill health for years, also under corruption charges for years. DDP pick. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,025 Posted October 26, 2021 7 minutes ago, gcreptile said: Roh Tae-Woo, former president of South Korea, dead at 88: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-koreas-former-president-roh-tae-woo-dies-88-yonhap-2021-10-26/ In ill health for years, also under corruption charges for years. DDP pick. Don't need me to tell you, I'm sure, QOs everywhere: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-10131035/Ex-South-Korean-President-Roh-Tae-woo-dies-88.html 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,921 Posted October 26, 2021 On 05/04/2019 at 22:34, drol said: Nguyen Con (1915, he came before Do Muoi and looks like a zombie) Whatever happened to Nguyen Con? He was looking like this in 2017, when marking 80 years of Party membership: So how the hell can this guy survive other four years? Well, he has as he celebrates his 85th year of membership in the same hospital. Only he now looks like this, at the spright age of 106: Yes! Vietnamese state media are censoring his face for how bad he looks. He is probably the frailest man on Earth as things stand. Creepy to even think he is still going, he was a zombie five years ago. 2 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,695 Posted October 26, 2021 On 26/10/2021 at 19:41, drol said: Yes! Vietnamese state media are censoring his face for how bad he looks. He is probably the frailest man on Earth as things stand. Creepy to even think he is still going, he was a zombie five years ago. How many frail/corpse-like politicians does Vietnam (still) have? Here are some: Nguyễn Thị Bình, VP 1992-2002 and Paris Peace Accords negotiator celebrated her 75th year of party membership recently. (https://nld.com.vn/thoi-su/chu-tich-nuoc-trao-huy-hieu-75-nam-tuoi-dang-cho-nguyen-pho-chu-tich-nuoc-nguyen-thi-binh-20211024153423893.htm) Can still stand but looking pale and frail. Phạm Thế Duyệt (1936-) Secretary of the Party Committee, Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee 1999-2008: Nguyễn Văn Tàu (1928-) and Đặng Văn Thân (1932-2023), unknown date: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,695 Posted October 26, 2021 On 25/10/2021 at 20:13, arghton said: https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/khaleda-zia-icu-after-minor-surgery-2206031 In ICU after minor surgery and biopsy. https://www.thedailystar.net/top-news/news/khaleda-zia-shifted-icu-cabin-2207076 Out of ICU, health "improving", given liquid food. On the other hand she might have cancer. How long will she keep collecting health problems/diagnoses? Over the past years and months she has had or currently has (or "has", as seems like her supporters tend to lie about her conditions) lung, heart, kidney, liver diseases, covid, diabetes, ophthalmological and dental complications, high blood sugar, urinary tract infection, depression, arthritis/osteoarthritis, post-covid complications, breathing issues, fever (atleast three times this year, in May, July and apparently also now), a mild stroke in 2018 and has been hospitalised multiple times this year (been in ICU and CCU and been given oxygen) and has been in a wheelchair with a bloated-looking pale face for years. Hasn't had pneumonia yet AFAIK, doesn't have dementia yet, but I guess she'll get them later. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tower1 93 Posted October 26, 2021 Wikipedia says Nguyen Con was born in 1917 so he's actually 104. They had 3 other centenarian deputy prime ministers - Vo Nguyen Giap (1911-2013), Do Muoi (1917-2018) and Hoang Anh (1912-2016) and 2 almost centenarian presidents - Vo Chi Cong (1912-2011) and Le Duc Anh (1920-2019). Also several living people in their 90s who served as vice president or deputy prime minister. I think Vietnam even beats Japan in terms of longetivity among politicians. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,695 Posted October 27, 2021 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/10/27/national/tokyo-koike-hospital/ Yuriko Koike, Governor of Tokyo since 2016 hospitalised with extreme fatigue. Second time this year. Also, a list of living Deputy Prime Ministers of Vietnam as they seem to live long (ones from before 2010): Nguyễn Côn (1917-2022) 1967-1976 Trần Phương (1927-) 1982-1986 Trần Đức Lương (1937-) 1987-1997 Nguyễn Khánh (1928-) 1987-1997 Đoàn Duy Thành (1929-) 1987-1988 Nguyễn Tấn Dũng (1949-) 1997-2006 Nguyễn Mạnh Cầm (1929-) 1997-2002 Ngô Xuân Lộc (1940-) 1997-1999 Phạm Gia Khiêm (1944-) 1997-2011 Vũ Khoan (1937-2023) 2002-2006 Nguyễn Sinh Hùng (1946-) 2006-2011 Hoàng Trung Hải (1959-) 2007-2016 Nguyễn Thiện Nhân (1953-) 2007-2013 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted October 28, 2021 Isabel Turner, a former mayor of Kingston, Ontario, has died. She was 85. Turner was mayor from 2000 to 2003. https://globalnews.ca/news/8329517/former-kingston-mayor-isabel-turner-dies/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,921 Posted October 28, 2021 Tung Chee-hwa has been in and out of hospital recently. Someone taking a punt on him for 2022? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,727 Posted October 28, 2021 Republican politician Linwood Holton Jr., who served during the early 1970s as sixty-first Governor of Virginia, died at 98 years: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/linwood-holton-dead/2021/10/28/99615272-c5da-11df-94e1-c5afa35a9e59_story.html As governor, he created state government jobs for African-Americans and women and supported educational, mental health, and environmental initiatives. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MortalCaso 1,624 Posted October 28, 2021 5 minutes ago, TomTomTelekom said: Republican politician Linwood Holton Jr., who served during the early 1970s as sixty-first Governor of Virginia, died at 98 years: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/linwood-holton-dead/2021/10/28/99615272-c5da-11df-94e1-c5afa35a9e59_story.html As governor, he created state government jobs for African-Americans and women and supported educational, mental health, and environmental initiatives. Thanks to this amazing list. We know he was the 2nd oldest governor! https://oldestsandlasts.com/index.php?title=List_of_oldest_living_United_States_governors Jimmy Carter is now the oldest living president and second oldest living governor. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,956 Posted October 29, 2021 Incidentally, would anyone be able to figure out who is now the 100th oldest living US governor? My (admittedly brief) searching hasn't conjured anything yet... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,576 Posted October 29, 2021 Donald DiFrancesco b. 20 Nov 1944 Addendum (including all other 44/45 births): Jim Gibbons b. 16 Dec 1944 Bob Miller b. 30 Mar 1945 George Pataki b. 24 Jun 1945 Bill Weld b. 31 Jul 1945 Fife Symington b. 12 Aug 1945 Tom Ridge b. 26 Aug 1945 Jim Doyle b. 23 Nov 1945 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Immortal 634 Posted October 29, 2021 7 hours ago, MortalCaso said: Thanks to this amazing list. We know he was the 2nd oldest governor! https://oldestsandlasts.com/index.php?title=List_of_oldest_living_United_States_governors Jimmy Carter is now the oldest living president and second oldest living governor. Also the 6th oldest living world leader while we are at it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,695 Posted October 29, 2021 https://www.dw.com/es/fallece-el-expresidente-del-senado-dominicano-reinaldo-pared-p%C3%A9rez/a-59660151 Reinaldo Pared Perez, two-time President of the Senate of the Dominican Republic and the Gen-Sec of the Dominical Liberation Party (63/190 seats in the Chamber of Deputies) since 2001 has died at the age of 65. Death cause was suicide after a battle with cancer 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,695 Posted October 31, 2021 On 03/08/2021 at 16:47, arghton said: Oceania's Political Frailty, list of Oceanian leaders by birth year (Presidents, Prime Ministers, Kings...) born in and after 1916, plus honorary mentions who lived to the 2000s and have lead a country in Oceania before the day this list was posted. Oceanian politicians (excluding NZ and Australia) tend to die young, good picks for pools. Bold is used to mark national founders, dictators and monarchs. Catherine Tizard (1931-) Governor-General of New Zealand 1990-1996 William Deane (1931-) Governor-General of Australia 1996-2001 Michael Hardie Boys (1931-) Governor-General of New Zealand 1996-2001 Paulias Matane (1931-) Governor-General of Papua New Guinea 2004-2010 Oceanians have no staying in power. Except the ones from New Zealand, Australia, Papua New Guinea as well as some ancient political rolling stones such as Vanuatu's Sokomanu and Samoa's Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Efi. Finally one of these four dead, Dame Catherine Tizard has died at the age of 90 after a long illness: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/454628/dame-catherine-tizard-dies-aged-90 No Oceanian leaders left from before 1931, 1932 or 1934, one from 1933 which is the wheelchair-bound, stroke survivor Bill Hayden, Gov-Gen of Australia 1989-1996. 1931 has Deane (not seen in public for years AFAIK), Hardie Boys (not seen in public for years) and Matane (skeletal, lost a ton of weight recently) 1935 has NZ PM Jim Bolger and Australia's controversial Gov-Gen Peter Hollingworth. 1936 has Tuvalu's secretive leaders Tulaga Manuella and Kamuta Latasi, 1937 has only Vanuatu's founding president Sokomanu who was removed from power in 1986 for gross misconduct, can still stand and walk without assistance 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,921 Posted October 31, 2021 On 16/10/2021 at 11:46, drol said: Manmohan has dengue, but is now "out of danger". Manmohan Singh discharged. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
