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Tag: Deaths (Obituaries)
Yuri Orlov, Bold Champion of Soviet Dissidents, Dies at 96
A prominent physicist, he founded the Moscow Helsinki Group to hold his government accountable after serving time in prison and in exile.
John Turner, Briefly Its Leader but Long a Force in Canada, Dies at 91
He carried out Liberal Party reforms in top cabinet posts but was ousted as prime minister after just 79 days. He later led the opposition to free-trade deals with the U.S.
Meron Benvenisti Dies at 86; Urged One State for Jews and Palestinians
As a political scientist, columnist and ‘the last Zionist,’ he argued against a separate Palestinian state, saying the growth of West Bank settlements had precluded it.
Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, Kuwait’s Emir, Dies at 91
The emir steered the tiny, oil-rich country through the tumultuous rivalries of the Middle East.
Swami Agnivesh, Crusader Against Labor Abuses in India, Dies at 80
A pacifist monk, he championed social justice causes, fighting against child labor, indentured servitude and a rising tide of Hindu fundamentalism.
Ang Rita, Who Conquered Everest Again and Again, Dies at 72
Earning the nickname Snow Leopard for his agility, he climbed the world’s highest mountain 10 times without supplemental oxygen between 1983 and 1996.
Donald Kendall, Pepsi’s Chief During the Cola Wars, Dies at 99
He faced off against Coke, wooed a ‘Pepsi generation’ and bought Frito-Lay, fast food chains and 7Up. Ever loyal, he downed a Pepsi for breakfast.
Moussa Traore, Longtime President of Mali, Is Dead at 83
He seized power in a military coup in 1968 and ruled for 22 years, before being overthrown in another coup.
Stephen F. Cohen, Influential Historian of Russia, Dies at 81
He chronicled Stalin’s tyrannies and the collapse of the Soviet Union, and he was an enthusiastic admirer of Mikhail Gorbachev.