Politics
39 Entries on file
- Zhu Rongji1928–2026Former Chinese Premier who led major economic reforms and guided China into the WTO, died at 98.
- Aliaksandr Milinkevich1947–2026Belarusian physicist, academic, and opposition politician who won the 2005 Sakharov Prize and ran for president in 2006.
- Benjamin Lewis Jones1941–2026Benjamin Lewis Jones (1941–2026) was an American actor and former U.S. Congressman, best known for playing Cooter Davenport on The Dukes of Hazzard.
- Charles S. Faddis1957–2026Charles S. Faddis was a former CIA officer who became an outspoken critic of the agency and a leader of the election-denial movement in Pennsylvania.
- Rod Liddle1960–2026English journalist, broadcaster and author who edited BBC Radio 4's Today programme and wrote for The Sunday Times and The Spectator.
- Kay Granger1943–2026American politician who served nearly three decades in the U.S. House of Representatives and became the first female chair of the House Appropriations Committee.
- R. James Woolsey Jr.1941–2026R. James Woolsey Jr. was an American lawyer who served as Director of Central Intelligence from 1993 to 1995 and Under Secretary of the Navy from 1977 to 1979.
- Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani1952–2026Former Emir of Qatar who transformed the nation into a global powerhouse through strategic investments, media influence, and sports diplomacy.
- Lindsey Graham1955–2026American politician and U.S. Senator from South Carolina, known for his foreign policy hawkishness and alliance with Donald Trump.
- Ann Widdecombe1947–2026British politician and television personality who served as a Member of Parliament and later became a contestant on reality TV shows.
- Anastasiia Berezovska?–2026Suspected bomber in the 2026 Monaco attack on Ukrainian magnate Vadym Yermolaiev, found dead in Kyiv.
- Richard H. Glanton?–2026Richard H. Glanton was a controversial president of the Barnes Foundation known for his contentious leadership and efforts to address the institution's financial crisis in the 1990s.
- K. Bhagyaraj1953–2026K. Bhagyaraj was a prolific Tamil cinema writer, director, and actor, known for defining creative contributions to Tamil film industry.
- Princess Bajrakitiyabha1978–2026Thailand's Princess Bajrakitiyabha died at 47 after 3 years in coma
- Bob Packwood1932–2026Bob Packwood (1932–2026) was a Republican Senator from Oregon known for his leadership on tax reform and abortion rights before resigning amid a harassment scandal.
- Barney Frank1940–2026Barney Frank, a trailblazing lawmaker, died at 86.
- David Scott1946–2026A member of the 119th Congress has died in office.
- Andrew Hacker1929–2026Andrew Hacker (1929–2026) was an American political scientist and public intellectual known for his provocative critiques of higher education and American politics.
- Justin Fairfax1979–2026Justin Fairfax was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as Virginia’s lieutenant governor from 2018 to 2022.
