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Empire of Dust is a 2011 documentary film directed by Bram Van Paesschen. The film documents the workers of China Railway Seventh Group (CREC-7), a subsidiary of China Railway Group Limited (CREC), as they are contracted to construct a road between Kolwezi and Lubumbashi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The film follows two employees of ...
This is a list of heads of state and government who died in office.In general, hereditary office holders (kings, queens, emperors, emirs, and the like) and holders of offices where the normal term limit is life (popes, presidents for life, etc.) are excluded because, until recently, their death in office was the norm.
A number of heads of state and heads of government have taken their own lives, either while in office or after leaving office.National leaders who take their own lives while in office generally do so because their leadership is somehow threatened – for instance, by a coup or an invading army.
Check the pictures out below. Editor's Note: This post was inspired by an earlier feature written by former Business Insider reporter Mike Bird. 25 world leaders and dictators when they were young
The following is a list of notable deaths in January 2025. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference. January 2025 1 Viktor Alksnis, 74, Russian politician ...
1910–2011: 100: Scottish activist and politician, founder of the Scottish Green Party [316] George B. Stallings Jr. 1918–2018: 100: American politician [317] William Alex Stolt: 1900–2001: 100: American politician, mayor of Anchorage, Alaska [318] John Ward Studebaker: 1887–1989: 102: American politician, Commissioner of Education (1934 ...
Civic, community and religious leaders discuss the legacy of Rev. John A. "Pop" Reed Jr. who died on Monday at 86.
Richard Luft, 85, American politician, member of the Illinois House of Representatives (1975–1979) and Senate (1983–1993). [450] Kristin Moe, 68, Norwegian politician, talk show host and civil servant, leader of the Norwegian Consumer Council (1984–1993). [451] Chico Novarro, 89, Argentine singer-songwriter. [452]