He brought a historian’s expertise to many decades of writing about China for The Observer of London, The New York Review of Books and other outlets.
Tag: Deaths (Obituaries)
Théoneste Bagosora, a Mastermind of Rwanda Genocide, Dies at 80
Mr. Bagosora was convicted of genocide for ordering a massacre in the capital and the killing of top officials, including the prime minister.
Gira Sarabhai, Designer Who Helped Shape Modern India, Dies at 97
The youngest daughter of an influential family of industrialists, she trained with Frank Lloyd Wright before returning to India and founding design institutions.
Ida Nudel, ‘Angel’ to Soviet Jews Seeking to Flee, Dies at 90
During the Cold War, she fought for the rights of others and waged a 16-year fight of her own for an exit visa to Israel. She finally won in 1987.
Cho Yong-gi, South Korean Megachurch Leader, Dies at 85
His mammoth Yoido Full Gospel Church in Seoul symbolized the explosive growth of the religion in the once war-torn country.
Abimael Guzmán, Leader of Guerrilla Group That Terrorized Peru, Dies at 86
Mr. Guzmán’s Maoist movement, Shining Path, killed tens of thousands in the 1980s and ’90s. He sought to bring the world to a “higher stage of Marxism.”
Gilbert Seltzer, Soldier in the World War II ‘Ghost Army,’ Dies at 106
He was one of the last survivors of a band of Army con artists who duped German forces with their arsenal of fakery, including inflatable tanks and scripted radio transmissions.
Abimael Guzmán, Leader of Guerrilla Group That Terrorized Peru, Dies at 86
Mr. Guzmán’s Maoist movement, Shining Path, killed tens of thousands in the 1980s and ’90s. He sought to bring the world to a “higher stage of Marxism.”
Abimael Guzmán, Leader of Guerrilla Group That Terrorized Peru, Dies at 86
Mr. Guzmán, whose Maoist movement, Shining Path, killed tens of thousands in the 1980s and ’90s, sought to bring the world to a “higher stage of Marxism.”
Kashmir Separatist Leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani is Dead
Mr. Geelani was an uncompromising opponent of the Indian government’s control of the Kashmir valley and favored Pakistani sovereignty over the mostly Muslim region.