Politics
Presidents, prime ministers, ministers and campaigners who shaped the countries they served. 394 people are remembered here. Light a candle, read their story, and add a memory of your own.
Jorge Neto1957 – 2026 · Lawyer and politicianLawyer and PSD politician remembered for his culture, intelligence and capacity for dialogue.
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Alex Sanders1938 – 2026 · JudgeThe storyteller judge who saved a swamp and grew a college.
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Geoff Thompson1940 – 2026 · PoliticianFirst MP for Horowhenua who steered the National Party into the MMP era.
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Buchi Maheswara Rao1951 – 2026 · PoliticianKonaseema's Buchi Babu, Amalapuram MP and twice Allavaram MLA, who stayed close to his people.
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Pierre-André Kombila1941 – 2026 · CardiologistGabon's first cardiologist, who mended hearts and fought for democracy for half a century.
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André Ledran1933 – 2026 · Politician and teacherSocialist teacher who led Ouistreham for 31 years and opened it to England by ferry.
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Pat Karney† 2026 · Labour councillor and city centre lead memberManchester's longtime champion of the city centre, Christmas markets and Manchester Day.
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Wayne Steeves1944 – 2026 · PoliticianAlbert County's MLA for fifteen years, and a lifelong servant of his neighbours.
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Deepak Babaria† 2026 · Politician (Indian National Congress organiser)A quiet Congress organiser who championed workers and helped bring his party back to power in Madhya Pradesh.
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Jean Geney1939 – 2026 · PoliticianRPR mayor of Etupes and Doubs deputy who championed families of the missing.
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Eddy Ford† 2026 · Mayor of Farragut and nuclear engineerFarragut's second mayor, who served his hometown for 29 years without debt or a property tax.
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Kalev Mutond1957 – 2026 · Intelligence chiefCongo's long-serving intelligence chief under Joseph Kabila, whose eight years at the ANR still divide the nation.
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Boualem Boualem1952 – 2026 · Jurist and magistrateMagistrate, senator and chief of staff to Algeria's presidency, a discreet man of files who served two presidents.
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Steve Zaiser1951 – 2026 · PoliticianFargo legislator and River Keepers co-founder who helped bring medical marijuana to North Dakota.
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Biljana Plavšić1930 – 2026 · PoliticianBosnian Serb wartime president later convicted of crimes against humanity.
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Ken Krawetz1951 – 2026 · PoliticianSaskatchewan Party founder, deputy premier, and finance minister who put community and common sense first.
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Janice Laking1929 – 2026 · TeacherBarrie teacher and long-serving mayor who steered the city through its growth years.
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Johan Buttedahl1935 – 2026 · PoliticianCentre Party parliamentary leader and dentist who served Buskerud in the Storting.
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Dottie Martin1937 – 2026 · EducatorFirst Lady who planted wildflowers and fought for North Carolina's children.
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Inosi Kuridrani† 2026 · Assistant Minister for AgricultureNadroga MP who fought for farmers, transport, and ministry workers
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Chaudhary Muhammad Ashraf1935 – 2026 · Politician and lawyerSahiwal PML-N parliamentarian who chaired the National Assembly law committee.
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Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum1950 – 2026 · Emirati public officialDubai ruler's brother; police deputy chair; Al Wasl leader; racehorse owner.
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Tim Read† 2026 · PoliticianDoctor, researcher and Greens MP for Brunswick, remembered for decency and public health advocacy.
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Sophia Horner-Sam† 2026 · DiplomatGhanaian diplomat and NPP leader who carried public service from the regions to The Hague.
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Mohamed Salah Arfaoui1956 – 2026 · Civil engineerTunisian engineer and minister who built ports, stadia, and housing.
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Pietro Soddu1929 – 2026 · PoliticianA Christian Democrat of Sardinia who tied regional autonomy to national politics.
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William F. Eckman1930 – 2026 · Mayor of La PlataOnce a mayor, always a mayor: he rebuilt La Plata with steady hands.
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Martin Gutzeit1952 – 2026 · Evangelical pastorPastor and SDP co-founder who spent decades opening Stasi files and defending victims of the SED state.
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Laureano Leone1928 – 2026 · politicianAbruzzo-born pharmacist and Order of Canada member who served Downsview and Canada-Italy ties.
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Rachid Sabbagh† 2026 · MagistrateMagistrate and transitional defence minister who bridged Tunisia's courts, faith and security.
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Pierre de Chastonay1931 – 2026 · Lawyer-notarySierre mayor and National Councillor who carried a Valais political dynasty.
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William "Bill" Harris† 2026 · Former Symbionese Liberation Army memberSLA member in the 1974 Patty Hearst kidnapping who later rebuilt his life as a Bay Area investigator.
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George W. Cave1929 – 2026 · CIA operations officerA Persian-speaking CIA officer who spent his life trying to understand Iran.
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Rosalina Jalosjos1947 – 2026 · Politician and registered nurseA nurse for 30 years who came home to become the first woman to govern Zamboanga del Norte.
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Alexander Romanovich1952 – 2026 · PoliticianA Soviet military interpreter who became a deputy speaker of Russia's State Duma.
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Uwe-Karsten Heye1940 – 2026 · JournalistSchröder's first government spokesman and a steadfast voice against the far right.
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Bob Packwood1932 – 2026 · U.S. Senator from OregonOregon's senator for 27 years and architect of the 1986 tax reform, whose career ended in a 1995 misconduct scandal.
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Val Lloyd1943 – 2026 · Welsh Labour politicianSwansea nurse who won the Assembly's first by-election and served Swansea East for a decade.
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Festus Mogae1939 – 2026 · Economist and politicianThe herd boy from Serowe who led Botswana with prudence and faced down AIDS with courage.
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Ali Larijani1958 – 2026 · Iranian politicianKant scholar, speaker of Iran's parliament and nuclear negotiator at the heart of the Islamic Republic for four decades.
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Jean-Baptiste Motroni1934 – 2026 · PoliticianA Cap Corse physiotherapist who served his canton for 38 years and briefly sat in the Senate.
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Tomás Santos1950 – 2026 · PoliticianLogroño's Socialist mayor who began burying the railway and gave the city new spaces for culture.
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Gandung Pardiman1953 – 2026 · PoliticianA village teacher who led Golkar in Yogyakarta for twenty years and served it in parliament.
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Dimosthenis Dimosthenopoulos1929 – 2026 · Lawyer and politicianA Kavala lawyer who stood up to the junta and served his city in Parliament and government.
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Henri Frank† 2026 · Lawyer and local politicianManternach's mayor for 36 years, a lawyer and a lifelong football man.
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Leo Barry1943 – 2026 · LawyerMinister, opposition leader and judge who served Newfoundland and Labrador for decades.
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Alexander Dzherov1929 – 2026 · Jurist and politicianA great jurist who helped write the constitution of a free Bulgaria.
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Ali Haroun1927 – 2026 · Lawyer and politicianLawyer and FLN fighter who helped steer Algeria through war and crisis.
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