YoungWillz 21,023 Posted March 1 Ruth Henig, Baroness Henig, Deputy Speaker of the Lords, reportedly dead: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/baroness-ruth-henig-former-chair-of-the-sia-has-passed-away Qualifies here as a local Labour Party Councillor on Lancashire County Council and a failed Parliamentary candidate for Lancaster, previously held by her still living husband Stanley Henig. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roaming_comrade 471 Posted March 1 On 16/09/2021 at 22:20, Ulitzer95 said: Ok, said I'd take a look at this and it's not a perfect list by any means but here are the surviving heads of state and government from the Cold War (12 March 1947 – 26 December 1991). I've stuck to the main participants of the Cold War as defined on this Wiki page (i.e. the Eastern and Western Blocs), as opposed to spreading this too thinly and covering every single country who played a role in an event(s) of the period. Western Bloc Australia Elizabeth II (b. 1926) Paul Keating (b. 1944) Belgium Mark Eyskens (b. 1933) Canada Elizabeth II (b. 1926) Joe Clark (b. 1939) Brian Mulroney (b. 1939) Denmark Margrethe II (b. 1940) France Laurent Fabius (b. 1946) Édith Cresson (b. 1934) Greece Constantine II (b. 1940) Christos Sartzetakis (b. 1929) Iceland Vigdís Finnbogadóttir (b. 1930) Porsteinn Palsson (b. 1947) Davíd Oddsson (b. 1948) Iran Ali Khamenei (b. 1939) Abolhassan Banisadr (b. 1933) Mir-Hossein Mousavi (b. 1942) Iraq NONE Italy Arnaldo Forlani (b. 1925) Ciriaco De Mita (b. 1928) Luxembourg Jacques Santer (b. 1937) The Netherlands Beatrix (b. 1938) Dries van Agt (b. 1931) New Zealand Elizabeth II (b. 1926) Geoffrey Palmer (b. 1942) Jim Bolger (b. 1935) Norway Harald V (b. 1937) Gro Harlem Brundtland (b. 1939) Kåre Willoch (b. 1928) Pakistan Elizabeth II (b. 1926) Nawaz Sharif (b. 1949) Philippines NONE Portugal António Ramalho Eanes (b. 1935) Francisco Pinto Balsemão (b. 1937) Aníbal Cavaco Silva (b. 1939) Spain Juan Carlos I (b. 1938) Felipe González (b. 1942) Thailand Thanin Kraivichien (b. 1927) Anand Panyarachun (b. 1932) Turkey NONE United Kingdom Elizabeth II (b. 1926) John Major (b. 1943) United States Jimmy Carter (b. 1924) West Germany NONE Eastern Bloc Albania Fatos Nano (b. 1952) Ylli Bufi (b. 1948) Vilson Ahmeti (b. 1951) Bulgaria Georgi Atanasov (b. 1933) Philip Dimitrov (b. 1955) Byelorussia Nikolay Slyunkov (b. 1929) Yefrem Sokolov (b. 1926) Stanislav Shushkevich (b. 1934) Czechoslovakia Karel Urbánek (b. 1941) Lubomír Štrougal (b. 1924) Marián Čalfa (b. 1946) East Germany Egon Krenz (b. 1937) Sabine Bergmann-Pohl (b. 1946) Hans Modrow (b. 1928) Lothar de Maizière (b. 1940) Hungary Mátyás Szurös (b. 1933) Poland Lech Wałesa (b. 1943) Jan Krzysztof Bielecki (b. 1951) Romania Ion Iliescu (b. 1930) Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev (b. 1931) Nikolai Ryzhkov (b. 1929) Ivan Silayev (b. 1930) Ukraine Leonid Kravchuk (b. 1934) Vitold Fokin (b. 1932) ------------------- It seems like a long list, but it's really not when you consider that 95% of Cold War leaders are dead. Romania, West Germany, Turkey, the Philippines and Iraq are the only countries with no survivors. The USA to be the next? 41 names remaining. Maybe you should add Edward Schreyer to that list who was Governor-General of Canada (1979-1984) and is 88 right now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,574 Posted March 1 3 hours ago, roaming_comrade said: Maybe you should add Edward Schreyer to that list who was Governor-General of Canada (1979-1984) and is 88 right now. Didn’t do Gov Gens. Heads of state and heads of government only. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted March 3 Charles Kurfess, a former Ohio Speaker of the House and judge, has died. He was 94. https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/central-ohio-news/charles-f-kurfess-former-ohio-speaker-and-judge-dies/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,906 Posted March 3 The Cambodian Human Rights Committee visited Khieu Samphan in prison in December to make sure he is treated well by the staff. Uses a walker to move around and has the old good incontinency blanket, but looks sadly well. Funny how they make sure on of the main responsible of the death of 2 million people who never even repented gets the best treatment. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,580 Posted March 4 On 18/01/2024 at 17:49, Ulitzer95 said: Alright, edited this to the best of my knowledge (my additions in red). Diane Abbott has been in the Commons today so her health might have stabilised or improved. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,906 Posted March 6 Bangladeshi president Mohammed Shahabuddin flies to London for a classic "check-up". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,023 Posted March 8 My former Labour MP Tommy McAvoy reportedly dead: Absolute fat waste of space who went to London and did nothing but write a column for the Rutherglen Reformer once a month. Very much typical of those Labour MPs who took their vote for granted. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,574 Posted March 8 11 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: My former Labour MP Tommy McAvoy reportedly dead: Absolute fat waste of space who went to London and did nothing but write a column for the Rutherglen Reformer once a month. Very much typical of those Labour MPs who took their vote for granted. You're not wrong on that. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,023 Posted March 8 14 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said: You're not wrong on that. Oh I know. Too busy enjoying his job as a Whip. The move to get Rutherglen out of Glasgow into South Lanarkshire was very much Robert Brown's (LibDem) baby, he became a hanger on to that. There's almost nothing he did of any consequence to the community. Turned up like a bad penny come election time. Personal experience - he was the only local elected official who didn't turn up to any fundraiser for my brother after his accident. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,434 Posted March 8 A religious Scottish MP from the central belt who supported Celtic and their two biggest interests being Ireland and abortions is so on brand it's a stereotype. Say what you want about the nats and we do, their rise wiped out a number of rubbish MPs. (In general, I know McAvoy went in 2010.) 9 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Personal experience - he was the only local elected official who didn't turn up to any fundraiser for my brother after his accident. Well that sucks. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,574 Posted March 9 Third sitting Labour peer to die since the start of the year. 9th former MP to die since the start of the year. This looks like it's going to be a brutal year for former MPs and peers. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,023 Posted March 9 18 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said: Third sitting Labour peer to die since the start of the year. 9th former MP to die since the start of the year. This looks like it's going to be a brutal year for former MPs and peers. Except the immortal Frank Field. I've picked him, so he's got a bye to 2025. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,580 Posted March 9 25 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Except the immortal Frank Field. I've picked him, so he's got a bye to 2025. Douglas Hurd and Norman Tebbit also starting to feel like they immortal, 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Comped 525 Posted March 9 1 hour ago, The Old Crem said: Douglas Hurd He's outlived at least one wife (no clue if his first wife is dead), plus his daughter-in-law, so who knows how long he'll last? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathrace 1,164 Posted March 9 9 hours ago, Comped said: He's outlived at least one wife (no clue if his first wife is dead), plus his daughter-in-law, so who knows how long he'll last? Not sure how accurate this is but it claims that Hurd's first wife is still alive aged 87 https://webb-site.com/dbpub/natperson.asp?p=2493050 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gisooo 3,296 Posted March 9 On 01/05/2022 at 18:44, arghton said: Houchang Nahavandi (1930) Minister of Science 1978 Manouchehr Ganji (1931) Minister of Education 1976-1978 Abbas Sheibani (1931-2022) Minister of Agriculture 1979-1980, Member of Parliament 1981-2000 Reza Sadr (1932) Minister of Commerce 1979-1980 Hooshang Talé (1933) Member of Parliament 1967-1971 Davoud Hermidas-Bavand (1934-2023) Spokesman of the National Front Habibollah Peyman (1935) Socialist dissident Hamid Behbahani (1935/1941) Minister of Roads and Transportation 2008-2011 Mahmoud Ahmadzadeh (1933/1935-2022) Minister of Industries and Mines 1979-1980 Hamid Behbahani (Wiki), Iranian politician who served as Minister of Roads and Transportation dead at 83 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathrace 1,164 Posted March 11 Based on this photo from today, you wouldn't think John Major was eight years older than Gordon Brown. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,574 Posted March 11 Major will outlive Brown. Calling it now. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Comped 525 Posted March 12 4 hours ago, Ulitzer95 said: Major will outlive Brown. Calling it now. Brown's eye conditions are the biggest thing he needs to worry about to be honest. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,574 Posted March 12 6 hours ago, Comped said: Brown's eye conditions are the biggest thing he needs to worry about to be honest. No, being obese in his 70s is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted March 12 Terry Everett, a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama, has died. He was 87. https://www.waka.com/2024/03/12/former-alabama-congressman-terry-everett-dies/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,023 Posted March 13 Brian Canty, former Governor of Anguilla who designed the territory's flag, death notice: https://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/marketplace/advert/canty-notices_56180 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,906 Posted March 15 Former Cyprus president George Vassiliou hospitalised. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,906 Posted March 15 On 06/05/2023 at 07:54, drol said: Tarzan Hernandez suffers from colon cancer. Rodolfo Hernandez's cancer now terminal. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
