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Josef Silverstein, Scholar and Critic of Myanmar, Dies at 99

by BistoshWorld | Jul 20, 2021 | Deaths (Obituaries), Myanmar, NY Times, Politics and Government, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Silverstein, Josef | 0 |

Professor Silverstein “was no run-of-the-mill Western expert or academic,” Maung Zarni, a Burmese...

Kurt Westergaard, 86, Dies; His Muhammad Cartoon Sparked Outrage

by BistoshWorld | Jul 19, 2021 | Assassinations and Attempted Assassinations, Cartoons and Cartoonists, Charlie Hebdo, Deaths (Obituaries), Demonstrations, Protests and Riots, Denmark, Freedom of the Press, Jyllands-Posten, Kurt Westergaard, Mohammed, The Prophet of Islam, NY Times | 0 |

Kurt Westergaard, the Danish cartoonist whose 2005 caricature of the Prophet Muhammad wearing a...

Raffaella Carrà, Saucy Superstar of Italian TV, Dies at 78

by BistoshWorld | Jul 15, 2021 | Carra, Raffaella, Deaths (Obituaries), Italian Language, Italy, Music, NY Times, Television, Women and Girls | 0 |

Her fame reached the United States, and in 1986 she appeared on “Late Night with David Letterman.”...

Ahmed Jibril, Militant Palestinian Leader Behind Attacks, Dies at 84

by BistoshWorld | Jul 13, 2021 | Ahmed Jibril, Damascus (Syria), Deaths (Obituaries), Israel, NY Times, Palestinians, Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command, Terrorism, War and Armed Conflicts | 0 |

Ahmed Jibril, one of the most extreme of the Palestinian militants who opposed Israel in the 1970s...

Jehan Sadat, 87, Widow of Egypt’s President and Women’s Advocate, Dies

by BistoshWorld | Jul 10, 2021 | Deaths (Obituaries), Egypt, Israel, NY Times, Peace Process, Politics and Government, Sadat, Anwar El-, Sadat, Jehan (1933-2021), Women's Rights | 0 |

CAIRO — Jehan Sadat, the widow of former President Anwar el-Sadat of Egypt, whom she pushed to...

Yury Dokhoian, Chess Coach Who Guided Kasparov, Dies at 56

by BistoshWorld | Jul 9, 2021 | Chess, Coaches and Managers, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Deaths (Obituaries), Dokhoian, Yury (1964-2021), Kasparov, Garry, Moscow (Russia), NY Times | 0 |

Athletes are not the only ones who need coaches. All top chess players have them too. They are...

Rachmawati Sukarnoputri, 70, Sibling Rival in Indonesia Politics, Dies

by BistoshWorld | Jul 8, 2021 | Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Deaths (Obituaries), Indonesia, NY Times, Politics and Government, Sukarno, Sukarnoputri, Rachmawati (1950-2021) | 0 |

Mrs. Rachmawati entered politics after the fall of Suharto, helping to found the Pioneers’ Party...

Dilip Kumar, Indian Film Star Who Brought Realism to Bollywood, Dies at 98

by BistoshWorld | Jul 7, 2021 | Actors and Actresses, Bollywood, Deaths (Obituaries), India, Kumar, Dilip, Movies, NY Times | 0 |

Mr. Kumar’s love life also made news; he had relationships with the actresses Kamini Kaushal,...

Tran Thien Khiem, 95, Dies; a Power in South Vietnam Before Its Fall

by BistoshWorld | Jul 2, 2021 | Coups D'Etat and Attempted Coups D'Etat, Deaths (Obituaries), Khiem, Tran Thien, Nineteen Hundred Sixties, NY Times, Vietnam, Vietnam War | 0 |

He married Yen Dinh in 1950, and they had a daughter. His first wife died in 2004, and in 2005 he...

Donald Rumsfeld, Defense Secretary Under 2 Presidents, Dies at 88

by BistoshWorld | Jun 30, 2021 | Afghanistan War (2001- ), Bush, George W, Deaths (Obituaries), Ford, Gerald Rudolph Jr, Iraq War (2003-11), NY Times, Politics and Government, Rumsfeld, Donald H, United States Defense and Military Forces, United States Politics and Government | 0 |

Donald H. Rumsfeld, the secretary of defense for Presidents Gerald R. Ford and George W. Bush, who...

Benigno S. Aquino III, Ex-President of the Philippines, Is Dead at 61

by BistoshWorld | Jun 24, 2021 | Aquino, Benigno S III, Deaths (Obituaries), NY Times, Philippines, Politics and Government | 0 |

Benigno S. Aquino III, a former president of the Philippines and scion to the country’s most...

Enrique Bolaños, Former President of Nicaragua, Dies at 93

by BistoshWorld | Jun 20, 2021 | Central America, Deaths (Obituaries), Latin America, Nicaragua, NY Times, Ortega, Daniel, Politics and Government | 0 |

Enrique Bolaños, the former Nicaraguan president who saw his predecessor convicted of corruption...

Category: Deaths (Obituaries)

Josef Silverstein, Scholar and Critic of Myanmar, Dies at 99

Kurt Westergaard, 86, Dies; His Muhammad Cartoon Sparked Outrage

Raffaella Carrà, Saucy Superstar of Italian TV, Dies at 78

Ahmed Jibril, Militant Palestinian Leader Behind Attacks, Dies at 84

Jehan Sadat, 87, Widow of Egypt’s President and Women’s Advocate, Dies

Yury Dokhoian, Chess Coach Who Guided Kasparov, Dies at 56

Rachmawati Sukarnoputri, 70, Sibling Rival in Indonesia Politics, Dies

Dilip Kumar, Indian Film Star Who Brought Realism to Bollywood, Dies at 98

Tran Thien Khiem, 95, Dies; a Power in South Vietnam Before Its Fall

Donald Rumsfeld, Defense Secretary Under 2 Presidents, Dies at 88

Benigno S. Aquino III, Ex-President of the Philippines, Is Dead at 61

Enrique Bolaños, Former President of Nicaragua, Dies at 93

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