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Nigeria’s ex-President Muhammadu Buhari dies in London aged 82 | Obituaries News

Buhari, remembered for an anti-corruption drive and faltering economy, leaves behind a contentious legacy. Nigeria’s former President Muhammadu Buhari has…

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Acclaimed Kenyan writer and dissident, Ngugi wa Thiong’o, dies at 87 | Obituaries News

Ngugi’s work critiqued both British colonialism in Kenya and postcolonial Kenyan society. Renowned Kenyan writer Ngugi wa Thiong’o has died…

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A lens on poverty and the environment: Sebastiao Salgado is dead at age 81 | Obituaries News

Known for sweeping black-and-white photography that captured the natural world and marginalised communities, Brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado has passed away…

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Uruguay’s Jose Mujica, a president famed for sparse living, dead at 89 | Obituaries News

Jose “Pepe” Mujica, a former leftist rebel who became Uruguay’s president from 2010 to 2015, has died at the age…

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