Funeral for Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria held in Cairo

Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria, the leader of Egypt's Coptic Christian church, has died at the age of 88. His funeral was held at a packed St Mark's Cathedral in Cairo today.

The mass featured hymns, prayers and incense-burning as crowds in and outside the cathedral paid their respects. A large police presence watched over the scenes as mourners wept. Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, presently leader of Egypt, has made today a day of mourning. The Coptic Church is among the world's oldest and traces its roots to St Mark in the first century.

Shenouda spent 40 years as pope to the Coptics, who make up the majority of the nation's estimated ten million Christians. Much of this time was spent pacifying his followers in the wake of violence and perceived discrimination, whilst working with the majority Muslims. He spent three years exiled in the cathedral after claims of sectarian troublemaking from then-President Anwar Sadat in 1981. He was freed by Hosni Mubarak in 1985. With Mubarak gone, many Copts are concerned that Islamist political parties gaining new influence could mark a time of trouble for their religion.

"He left us an example of leadership that we should all follow," a cleric told the congregation at the fourth-century cathedral. "It is because of him that we have national unity with our Muslim brothers."

Traffic was congested around the cathedral, which the pope remained fond of, while services were ongoing today. Shenouda was dressed in full regalia, complete with a gold crown. His body was taken to a military airfield and was to be taken to desert monastery St Bishoy for burial.

Tributes have been paid to Pope Shenouda as thousands of people mourned his death. President of the United States Barack Obama said in a statement "We will remember Pope Shenouda III as a man of deep faith, a leader of a great faith, and an advocate for unity and reconciliation... His commitment to Egypt's national unity is also a testament to what can be accomplished when people of all religions and creeds work together."


V Egyptě pohřbili papeže Koptské pravoslavné církve

V Káhiře se konal pohřeb Jeho Svatosti Šenudy III. (1923 - 2012), 117. alexandrijského patriarchy a především papeže Koptské pravoslavné církve.

Šenuda III., který zemřel 17. března 2012 ve věku 88 let, byl více než 40 let nejvyšším představitelem zhruba 10 milionů egyptských křesťanů v převážně muslimské zemi. Mezi některými křesťany panují nyní obavy z eskalace náboženských konfliktů. V Egyptě totiž získala nejvíce křesel v parlamentu ve volbách na přelomu roku 2011 a 2012 Strana svobody a spravedlnosti, která má údajně úzké vazby na islámské hnutí Muslimské bratrstvo.

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Помер Папа і Патріарх Олександрійський Шенуда ІІІ

В Єгипті помер духовний лідер коптів Папа і Патріарх Шенуда ІІІ.

Під час ранкової служби тіло померлого Папи у парадному одязі помістили у папське крісло. Біля стін собору в Каїрі зібрались понад 100000 осіб, передає ВВС.

Папа Шенуда ІІІ помер у суботу, 17 березня у віці 88 років. Як вважають, у нього був рак. Шенуда ІІІ керував найбільшою християнською громадаю на Близькому Сході 40 років.

Християни-копти становлять 10% 80-мільйонного населення Єгипту. Після низки нападів на християн-коптів в останні роки Папа Шенуда ІІІ закликав офіційних представників робити більше, щоб заспокоїти стривожені настрої у громаді.
Уряд дав християнам-коптам три вихідні дні, щоб підготуватись до його похорону. Наразі невідомо, хто буде наступником. Його має обрати конклав чільних єпископів.

Співчуття з приводу смерті патріарха висловили світові лідери, в тому числі американський президент Барак Обама, який сказав, що Шенуда ІІІ "пропагував толерантність та міжрелігійний діалог". Папа Бенедикт ХVІ сказав, що молитиметься за коптського патріарха.
Одними із перших висловили співчуття верховний муфтій Єгипту та наставник "Братів-мусульман" Мухаммед Бадіа.

Папа Шенуда ІІІ нещодавно повернувся в Єгипет після того, як за кордоном пройшов курс лікування. Він був 117 керівником коптської церкви, засновником якої вважають апостола Марка.

Назір Гайед (саме так звали його при народженні) народився у побожній християнській родині 3 серпня 1923 року. Він став ченцем у 1954 році і обрав ім'я Шенуда.
у 1971 році його обрали Папою і він став патріархом коптської церкви.

У нього були погані відносини із президентом Анваром Садатом, який у 1981 році заборонив йому перебувати в Каїрі. Через чотири роки після того йому дозволив повернутись в Каїр наступний президент Хосні Мубарак.

18 березня 2012


Funeral of Pope John Paul II will be Friday 8 April at 10.00

The funeral of Pope John Paul II is due to take place on Friday 8 April at 10 a.m. local time, on the steps of St. Peter's Basilica.

At 5 p.m. Monday, his corpse was moved to the basilica, which was then opened for the public to pay homage to the dead Pope.  The basilica will remain open almost around the clock tonight, and possibly throughout the week, closing only between 2 and 5 a.m.

After the funeral ceremony on Friday, his corpse will be buried in the Grotte Vaticane below St Peter's, the final resting place of many previous Popes.  This decision came from the absence of a decision of the Pope in merit, in which case the tradition is followed.

The date was revealed at 1:15 p.m. today at a press conference held in Vatican City.
Vatican city times are two hours ahead of GMT.


Stabilita data funerali Papa: venerdì 8 ore 10

Nella conferenza stampa del portavoce del Vaticano, Sodalez, ha riferito le decisioni prese nelle due riunioni complete dei Cardinali.
I 63 cardinali già giunti in Vaticano, a cui man mano si aggiungeranno gli altri cardinali che devono ancora votare, dopo aver prestato il giuramento previsto dalla Costituzione apostolica hanno preso delle decisioni riguardanti la traslazione della salma, il funerale e la sepoltura.

Oggi le spoglie del Papa saranno traslate dalla sala Clementina alle ore 17.00. Il corteo passerà per un breve tratto in piazza San Pietro ed entrerà nella basilica di San Pietro dalla porta principale e quindi verrà celebrata una funzione concelebrata da molti cardinali presieduta dal cardinale Ratzinger.
Subito dopo la fine della funzione, probabilmente intorno alle 18.00, sarà consentito l'ingresso del pubblico per onorare la salma.

I funerali si svolgeranno, come stabilito nella riunione generale odierna, venerdì 8 alle ore 10 in San Pietro. Immediatamente dopo la fine dei funerali il corpo sarà tumulato nelle Grotte vaticane accanto alle spoglie dei precedenti Papi. Questa decisione è stata motivata dal fatto che Giovanni Paolo II non ha lasciato disposizioni in merito e pertanto si segue la tradizione.

Le future riunioni della Congregazione Generale dei Cardinali avverranno di mattina attorno alle 10. A causa dell'aumentare del numero dei cardinali, si svolgeranno nella cappella Sistina.

Dal momento che è prevista una vastissima affluenza di pubblico, è stato stabilito che la Basilica di San Pietro resterà aperta anche di notte, chiudendo solo dalle 2 alle 5 di notte (per consentire lavori di manutenzione e pulizia).


Enterro do papa foi marcado para sexta-feira

O Vaticano informou que o enterro  do Papa João  Paulo  II está marcado para sexta-feira, 8 de abril,  às 10 horas da manhã, hora  local,  na Basílica de São Pedro.

Às 17h00 de segunda-feira, o seu corpo  foi movido à basílica, que então foi aberta para o público  prestar  homenagem ao pontífice.  A basílica permanecerá aberta durante quse todo o dia e noite, e  possivelmente fechará somente entre as 2 e  5 horas da manhã.

Depois da ceremônia de funeral sexta-feira, o seu corpo  será enterrado na  Cripta do  Vaticano,   abaixo do túmulo de São Pedro,  que tradicionalmente é local  final de descanso para todos os  papas. Como o papa não tinha expressado com clareza onde deveria ser enterrado, decidiu-se por seguir  a tradição.


Gabonese president Omar Bongo dies at age 73

Omar Bongo, the president of the western African country of Gabon, has died at a clinic in Barcelona, Spain, according to the Gabonese prime minister.

Jean Eyeghe Ndong said that Bongo, the longest-serving leader of an African country, had died at the Quiron clinic on Monday, at the age of 73.

"At 2:30 pm, the medical team informed me, as well as the officials and members of the family present, that the president of the republic, head of state Omar Bongo Ondimba had just passed away following a heart attack," Ndong said, adding that the president had been admitted to the clinic early in May.

"I noted at that time that the head of state whom I visited in the intensive care unit was alive and well.But we knew that the health of the president had become a source of concern in recent days," he said.

According to Gabon's constitution, the president of the senate is to become the interim ruler should the president die while in office. The senate's president is Rose Francine Rogombe from the Gabonese Democratic Party. The constitution says new elections should take place within 45 days.


إعلان الحداد في الغابون بعد وفاة رئيس البلاد

توفي الرئيس الغابوني عمر بونغو اونديمبا الإثنين بمستشفى في مدينة برشلونة الإسبانية عن عمر يناهز 73 عاما، وجاء الإعلان عبر بيان صحفي من إمضاء رئيس الوزراء الغابوني جان إيغي ندونغ.

وأوضح رئيس الوزراء ان الفريق الطبي أخبر حكومة ليبروفيل عند الساعة 14.30 بتوقيت اسبانيا (12.30 بالتوقيت الدولي) عن وفاة الرئيس عمر بونغو "متأثرا بسكتة قلبية".

و على إثر وقاة الرئيس دخلت الغابون حالة حداد، وبينما قررت الحكومة إغلاق حدود البلاد ومنع التجمعات، بدأت التكهنات تروج حول من سيتولى الحكم في البلاد خلفا للرئيس المتوفى.

وتتوقع منابر إعلامية فرنسية أن يتسم انتقال السلطة في الغابون بصعوبة، ولمحت إلى ما حصل في بلدان أفريقة قريبة عقب وفاة رؤساء عمروا طويلا في الحكم دون إرساء قواعد ديمقراطية ودستورية سليمة تضمن تداول السلطة سلميا.

وقال محللون إن التيارات داخل الحزب الديمقراطي الحاكم ستبدأ في التنافس من أجل وصول أحد ممثليها إلى رئاسة البلاد، في وقت يشير كثيرون إلى أن علي بن بونغو (49 عما) يتوفر على حظوظ كبيرة لخلافة والده.

وتتوقع بعض المصادر أن يواجه ابن بونغو منافسة على الخلافة من وزير الخارجية بول تونغي، وهو زوج باسكالين (52 عاما) البنت البكر للراحل عمر بونغو التي كانت تتولى إدارة ديوان الرئاسة.

9 يونيو 2009


Falleció Omar Bongo, presidente de Gabón desde 1967

8 de junio de 2009Barcelona, España —

El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba, presidente de Gabón desde 1967, falleció ayer 7 de junio a los 73 años en la Clínica Quirón de Barcelona, donde había ingresado hace un mes.

La presidencia de su país dijo el 22 de mayo que el presidente estaba en España por un "chequeo" y no había sido operado; según la agencia AFP, que asegura haber recibido la información de primera mano por "una fuente próxima al gobierno francés", estaba "grave" y se le estaba tratando un cáncer intestinal. Esta última versión fue confirmada por la agencia gabonesa GNA.

El pasado 6 de mayo, Bogo decidió suspender sus actividades momentáneamente, y afirmó que "todas las audiencias presidenciales quedaban suspendidas hasta nueva orden", con el fin de guardar el luto de Edith Lucie, su esposa, fallecida el 14 de marzo del presente año.

En 1968, Bongo instauró un sistema político unipartidista que cedió en 1990 debido a la presión popular. A partir de entonces, todas las elecciones las ha ganado el Partido Democrático Gabonés por un amplio margen, que según la oposición han sido el resultado de continuos fraudes.

Gabón, una antigua colonia francesa que exporta materias primas y petróleo, atraviesa una complicada situación económica debido a la corrupción y a la poca diversidad de producción. La sucesión en el poder es ahora un problema, ya que Bongo no designó a nadie para ocupar la presidencia, aunque se considera a Ali Ben Bongo (de 50 años), hijo del difunto presidente y ministro de defensa, para el cargo.


Décès du président gabonais Omar Bongo

Le président du Gabon, Omar Bongo, est décédé en début d'après-midi lors de son hospitalisation à la clinique Quiron, à Barcelone. Selon un communiqué du Premier ministre gabonais, Jean Eyeghe Ndong « C'est à 14 h 30 que l'équipe médicale m'a informé, ainsi que les officiels et membres de la famille présents, que le président de la République, chef de l'État, Omar Bongo Ondimba, venait de rendre l'âme des suites d'un arrêt cardiaque ».

Son décès à l'âge de 73 ans, met fin à plus de 41 ans de présidence à la tête de son pays. Son habilité politique lui a permis de rester au pouvoir qu'il soit sous le régime du parti unique, que sous celui du multipartisme en 1990.


Morre Omar Bongo, Presidente do Gabão desde 1967

Barcelona, Espanha • 7 de junho de 2009

O presidente do Gabão, Omar Bongo, morreu em um hospital de Barcelona depois de sofrer uma parada cardíaca. Bongo estava internado na clínica catalã desde 21 de maio. Ele governava o Gabão com mão-de-ferro desde 1967. Omar Bongo tinha 73 anos.

Médicos da Clínica Quiron anunciaram a morte de Bongo por volta das 14h30 locais (9h30 em Brasília), disse o primeiro-ministro gabonês, Jean Eyeghe Ndong. Apenas algumas horas antes do anúncio da morte, Ngong havia afirmado que o presidente estava vivo e passava bem.

Representante de um período de "homens fortes" africanos que assumiam o poder para jamais abdicar dele em vida, Bongo liderava o país havia tanto tempo que a maior parte dos atuais 1,5 milhão de gaboneses conheceram somente ele como presidente.


加蓬总统邦戈病逝，终年73岁

非洲国家加蓬总统哈吉·奥马尔·邦戈当天下午在西班牙巴塞罗那病逝，终年73岁。他1967年接替病逝的前任总统姆巴，代行职位，1973年被正式选为总统。他是目前非洲国家中执政时间最长的总统。因为在政治和经济方面有相当多方面的成就，他被加蓬人民称为“革新之父”。

在加蓬政府公布这一消息之前，有法国媒体曾报道邦戈逝世的消息，加蓬政府还特地辟谣，不过数小时后便正式公布了这一消息。

关于接班人，有两种猜测。一是加蓬国防部长、已逝总统的儿子阿里·邦戈（Ali Ben Bongo Ondimba），另一名是加蓬副总统丁盖（Didjob Divungi Di Ndinge，Ndinge）。


German football goalkeeper Robert Enke is dead

According to the Hannover Police Department, German international football goalkeeper Robert Enke died in the early evening yesterday. Enke had been crossing a railway at Neustadt-Eilvese and was killed by a train. Initial police investigations indicate suicide. The death of the 32-year-old soccer player from Hannover 96 has shocked the football world.

Enke's daughter died in 2006 when she just two years old. There is speculation that personal problems led to Enke's suicide.

Enke started his career in Jena and first represented his country in 1998 whilst playing for Borussia Mönchengladbach. He won eight full international caps for the German national team since 2007 and was part of the squad which finished as runners-up in UEFA Euro 2008. He was widely considered to be a strong contender for the number one spot at the 2010 World Cup.


Fußballnationaltorwart Robert Enke tot – Polizei spricht von Suizid

Neustadt am Rübenberge (Deutschland), 11.11.2009 – Nach Angaben der Polizeidirektion Hannover ist Fussballnationaltorwart Robert Enke gestern am frühen Abend gestorben. Enke sei bei Neustadt-Eilvese auf einem Bahnübergang von einem Zug erfasst und getötet worden. Erste Ermittlungen der Polizei deuten auf Suizid. Der Tod des 32 Jahre alten Fußballprofis von Hannover 96 hat die Fußball-Welt erschüttert.


Se suicidó Robert Enke, arquero de Alemania

Robert Enke, arquero de Alemania, se suicidó sin dar explicaciones sobre su determinación aunque desde hace unos años sufria de depresión. En 2006 sufrió la perdida de su hija por un problema cardiaco de nacimiento y en mayo adoptó otra beba junto a su esposa que actualmente tiene 8 meses.

El arquero se arrojo bajo un tren en movimiento previo haber dejado abierto el coche en conducía, el monedero en el asiento del acompañante y una carta de despedida que posteriormente encontró la policía. El suceso ocurrió en la localidad alemana de Neustadt.

Se suspendió el amistoso con Chile que se iba a disputar el sábado. El entrenador de Alemania declaro:

El presidente de la DFB dijo que no quedaba otra alternativa que suspender el partido del sábado debido al estado animico del resto del plantel.


독일 축구 국가대표팀 골키퍼 로베르트 엔케 사망

하노버 경찰에 따르면, 현지 시간으로 10일 밤 독일 축구 국가대표팀의 골키퍼 로베르트 엔케가 사망하였다. 엔케는 노이슈타트-엘리베제 철도 건널목에서 열차에 치여 숨졌으며, 경찰은 엔케의 사망 원인을 자살로 추정하였다. 엔케의 자살에 독일 축구계와 유럽 축구계에서 애도의 뜻을 표했으며, 독일 축구 협회는 14일에 쾰른에서 열리기로 예정된 칠레와의 친선경기가 취소됐다고 밝혔고, 엔케의 옛 친정팀인 FC 바르셀로나는 10일 밤 열린 코파 델 레이 경기를 앞두고 묵념을 가진 뒤 선수들이 검은 완장을 차고 뛰었다.

엔케는 지난 2006년 심장병에 시달리던 두 살짜리 딸을 잃은 뒤 정신적인 고통과 심한 마음의 상처를 받아 우울증에 시달려온 것으로 알려졌으며, 경찰은 이를 자살의 원인으로 추측하였다.

엔케는 1985년 지역 클럽인 카를차이스 예나에서 프로 축구에 데뷔했으며, 1998년 보루시아 묀헨글라트바흐에서 활약할 당시에 청소년 대표팀에 처음으로 발탁되었다. 이후 그는 SL 벤피카, FC 바르셀로나, 페네르바체 SK, CD 테네리페를 거쳐 2004년부터 하노버 96의 주전 골키퍼로 활약해왔으며, 2007년부터 독일 대표팀에서 A매치 8경기에 출장하였다. 그는 UEFA 유로 2008 당시 대표팀 선수 명단에 포함되었으며, 2010년 FIFA 월드컵에서 대표팀 주전 수문장을 맡을 1순위 후보로 꼽혔다.


Gladys Powers, last female veteran of World War I dies age 109

The world's last remaining female World War I (WWI) veteran Gladys Powers died on Friday age 109. She was also the last WWI veteran living in Canada. She died at her home in Abbotsford, British Columbia. The last Canadian-born veteran, John Babcock, currently resides in the United States.

Gladys Stokes Luxford Powers born in Lewisham, County of London, England and joined the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps at the age of 15 as a barracks waitress. She later transferred to the Women's Royal Air Force. It was during her service that she met her first husband, a Canadian soldier named Edward Luxford, in a hospital while she visited her brother. They later moved to Calgary, Alberta, where Powers gained Canadian citizenship, and the pair later divorced. Powers married three additional times, outliving all of her three other husbands. Since 1992 she had lived in Abbotsford.

Powers became the last surviving female World War I veteran after the death of Charlotte Winters in March 2007. She was also the last to live in Canada after Dwight Wilson also died in 2007. Powers is the 11th World War I veteran to die in 2008. There are twelve WWI veterans remaining worldwide, with a further four WWI-era veterans; there are also two unverified WWI veterans living.


Gladys Powers, a última veterana feminina da I Guerra Mundial, morre aos 109 anos

Abbotsford, Colúmbia Britânica, Canadá • 26 de agosto de 2008

A última remanescente veterana feminino da I Guerra Mundial, Gladys Powers, morreu na última sexta-feira (22) aos 109 anos. Ela também foi a última veterana da guerra vivendo no Canadá. Ela morreu em casa em Abbotsford, Colúmbia Britânica. O último veterano nascido no Canadá, John Babcock, atualmente reside nos Estados Unidos.

Gladys Stokes Luxford Powers nasceu em Lewisham, Condado de Londres, Inglaterra e ingressou na Women's Army Auxiliary Corps aos de 15 anos como um garçonete de quartel. Mais tarde, ela foi transferida para Women's Royal Air Force. Foi durante o serviço que se encontrou com o primeiro marido, um soldado canadense chamado Edward Luxford, em um hospital enquanto ela visitou seu irmão. Eles mais tarde mudou-se para Calgary, Alberta, onde Powers ganhou a cidadania canadense, a par e depois se divorciaram. Powers casou mais três vezes, sobreviveu as todas os outros três de seus maridos. Desde 1992 ela estava vivendo em Abbotsford.

Powers tornou-se a última sobrevivente do sexo feminina e veterana da I Guerra Mundial após a morte de Charlotte Winters, em março de 2007. Ela também foi a última a viver no Canadá após Dwight Wilson também morreu em 2007. Powers é a 11º veterano da I Guerra Mundial a morrer em 2008. Não há doze veteranos remanescentes da guerra em todo o mundo, com mais quatro eram veteranos da guerra; existem também dois veteranos não verificado em vida da guerra.


Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri dies

Iranian cleric Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri died yesterday. Montazeri had been a key leader in the 1979 Iranian revolution and at one time was expected to succeed Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini as the Supreme Leader of Iran, until he fell out with Khomeini. In 1987 Montazeri had advocated for the legalisation of political parties. He had also criticsed the post-revolution regime for its brutality and the mass execution of political prisoners in 1988.

After the disputed 2009 Iranian presidential election, Montazeri supported the opposition and declared the result of the election fraudulent.

Montazeri's grandson said that he had died peacefully in his sleep. In Najafabad, the cleric's hometown, shops were closed and the streets full of mourners.

The Times and other news agencies reported that the Iranian authorities were concerned that the burial, due to start at 09.00 local time tomorrow in Qom, would be a focus for more opposition protests against the Iranian government. Supporters of Montazeri were reportedly already arriving in Tehran, and ParlemanNews reports that thousands of people would be attending the funeral.

The Telegraph reported that news of Montazeri's death had sparked protests by students even before the burial, who filled university campuses chanting pro-reform slogans.


Munteziri, toprağa verildi

İran'da dün ölen Hüseyin Ali Munteziri, törenle toprağa verildi. Munteziri, İran'ın Kum şehrinde doğmuştu ve bu şehirde toprağa verildi. Yapılan törende, on binden fazla kişi geldiği sanılıyor. İsfahan'daki Necefabad kentinde doğan Munteziri, Kum'daki evinde 87 yaşında ölmüştü. İran dini lideri Humeyni, de başsağlığı mesajı yayınladı. Muntezeri 1979 İran İslam Devrimi'ni desteklemişti. Ancak, 1997 yılında Hamaney'in kurduğu hükümete muhalif durmuştu. Bunun üzerine 2003 yılına kadar ev hapsi yaşamıştı. 2009 seçimlerinde muhalefetin itirazını desteklemişti.


Grandmother of Barack Obama dies at 86

Madelyn Dunham, the maternal grandmother of United States 2008 presidential candidate Barack Obama, has died of cancer at 86, just one day before the election.

Dunham, who was born in Peru, Kansas in 1922, helped to raise Obama from the age of 10. She lived in Honolulu, Hawaii for most of her life, where she died peacefully in her apartment shortly before midnight local time.

"It is with great sadness that we announce that our grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, has died peacefully after a battle with cancer. She was the cornerstone of our family, and a woman of extraordinary accomplishment, strength, and humility," said Obama and his sister Maya Soetoro-Ng in a joint statement to the press.

During his acceptance speech for Democratic presidential nominee he noted her with the words, "She's the one who put off buying a new car or a new dress for herself so that I could have a better life...  She poured everything she had into me."

Obama took time out from his presidential campaign in October to visit her at her bedside a week before she died.

Obama's opponent John McCain also issued a statement saying his "thoughts and prayers go out" to Obama and his family.

"We offer our deepest condolences to Barack Obama and his family as they grieve the loss of their beloved grandmother. Our thoughts and prayers go out to them as they remember and celebrate the life of someone who had such a profound impact in their lives," said McCain in a statement to the press.


Großmutter von Barack Obama verstorben

Honolulu (Vereinigte Staaten), 04.11.2008 – Madelyn Dunham, die Großmutter mütterlicherseits des US-Präsidentschaftskandidaten Barack Obama, starb im Alter von 86 Jahren am 3. November, nur einen Tag vor der Präsidentschaftswahl an Krebs.

Dunham, die 1922 in Peru, Kansas geboren wurde, war an der Erziehung des kleinen Barack beteiligt. Den größten Teil ihres Lebens lebte sie in Honolulu auf Hawaii, wo sie kurz vor Mitternacht Ortszeit friedlich entschlief.

„Es ist mir unserem großen Trauer, dass wir bekanntgegeben, dass unsere Großmutter Madelyn Dunham friedlich gestorben ist nach der Schlacht mit dem Krebs. Sie war der Grundstein unserer Familie und eine Frau von außerordentlicher Anpassungsfähigkeit, Stärke und Bescheidenheit“, sagten Obama und seine Schwester Maya Soetoro-Ng in einer gemeinsamen Verlautbarung an die Presse.

Während seiner Rede während des demokratischen Nominierungsparteitages würdigte Obama sie mit den Worten „Sie ist dienjenige, die den Kauf eines neuen Autos oder eines neuen Kleides für sich selbst aufgeschoben hat, sodass ich ein besseres Leben haben konnte…  Sie steckte alles was sie hatte in mich.“

Obama nahm im Oktober eine Auszeit von seinem Wahlkampf um sie an ihrem Krankenbett zu besuchen, etwa eine Woche vor ihrem Tod.

Obama Gegner bei der Wahl, John McCain, außerte in einer Stellungsnahme, dass er seine „tiefste Anteilnahme an Barack Obama und seine Familie erbiete, die den Verlust ihrer geliebten Großmutter betrauern. Unsere Gedanken und Gebeten gehen an sie, die sich erinnern und das Leben von jemanden feiern, der so einen umfassenden Einfluss in ihren Leben gespielt hat“, so McCain in einer Pressemitteilung.


Holocaust survivor and Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel dies aged 87

On Saturday, acclaimed writer Elie Wiesel died in New York City at age 87, his family said, following a lengthy illness.

Wiesel was born 1928 in the town of Sighet in Romania. Twelve years later, in 1940, his town was included in an annexation by Hungary. In 1944, Wiesel, fifteen at the time, and his family, along with the entire Jewish population in Sighet, were sent to Auschwitz concentration camp. He was freed in 1945, only to realize his mother and sister died in death chambers and his father from disease and starvation. Elie Weisel, on the advice of an older Jew, had lied to the Nazis about his age, as an eighteen-year-old would be useful to them as a worker.

Ten years after his freedom, he wrote the famous book Night — written in Yiddish, first published in French translation — detailing his experience in the camp and his regret of survival. His book sold only about a thousand copies in the first year it was published, however today the book has been translated into 30 different languages with more than ten million copies sold. In 2006 TV personality Oprah Winfrey added it to her book club, prompting the swift selling of three million copies.

Wiesel wrote around 60 books, two plays, and two cantatas.

Wiesel first started a career in journalism in 1948 for the French newspaper L'Arche, which sent him as a correspondent to Israel. He also became a Paris correspondent for Israeli newspaper Yediot Ahronot and he was encouraged by an interviewee to write about his experience in the camp.

In 1972, Wiesel was a professor of Judaic Studies at the City College of New York for four years until he became a professor of Humanities at Boston University, where he remained.

Wiesel then became an activist and advocate during many conflicts, such as the Bosnian genocide of the 1990s. He advised the actions of several U.S. presidents, including then-President Ronald Reagan. During his acceptance of the Congressional Gold Medal, he advised Reagan not to visit a Bitburg military cemetery containing Waffen-SS graves. Reagan, however, continued with his trip, which created much controversy. Former President Jimmy Carter also appointed Wiesel as Chairman of the Presidential Commission on the Holocaust.

In 1986, Wiesel won the Nobel Peace Prize as an advocate for racial and religious groups and a spiritual leader.

Wiesel also helped in the creation of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. He was the chairman of the organization that collected funds from other survivors of the Holocaust to create the museum.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called him "a ray of light and an example of humanity that believes in the goodness of man". U.S. President Barack Obama called him a "living memorial". French President Francois Hollande called him a "grand humanist" and a "tireless defender of peace".

He is survived by his wife Marion and his son Elisha.


Décès du prix Nobel de la paix Elie Wiesel

Elie Wiesel, écrivain et philosophe, rescapé de la Shoah, passeur de mémoire et prix Nobel de la paix en 1986, est décédé ce samedi 2 juillet à New York, à l'âge de 87 ans.


James Brown dies of pneumonia

James Brown, often referred to as the Godfather of Soul, died in Atlanta due to congestive heart failure, combined with pneumonia. His death at age 73 was announced by his agent. After his dentist noticed something unusual with him, Brown was told to visit a doctor immediately. He was taken into the hospital yesterday for treatment of his pneumonia until his death at around 1:45 AM (6:45 AM GMT). It is not known whether he received a pneumonia vaccination, as recommended for people of his age.

He was born in 1933 and grew up in poverty until he formed James Brown & The Famous Flames. His influence on 20th century music, from funk to hip hop was profound.

Before he died, he scheduled a New Year's Eve concert series in New Jersey and New York that would help kick off a 2007 tour.


Soul-Legende James Brown ist gestorben

Atlanta (Vereinigte Staaten), 26.12.2006 – Der Soul-Musiker James Brown ist tot. Er starb am 25. Dezember in einem Krankenhaus von Atlanta an Herzversagen. Brown wurde 73 Jahre alt. Bekannt wurde er durch Hits wie „Sexmachine“ und „I Got You“.


Le « Parrain de la soul » n'est plus : décès de James Brown

Le décès de James Brown à 1h45 (heure locale), le "parrain de la soul" (soul godfather) a été annoncé ce matin par son agent, Frank Copsidas de la société Intrigue, à Atlanta. L'interprète des tubes internationaux "sex machine" ou encore "Men's men's world" avait été hospitalisé pour une pneumonie. Son ami de longue date, Charles Bobbit, était à son chevet.

L'un des passages les plus remarqués au cinéma était son apparition dans les deux films des Blues Brothers où il interprétait le rôle du Révérend Cleophus James.


הסנדק של מוזיקת הנשמה, ג'יימס בראון, הלך לעולמו

ג'יימס בראון, אשר היה ידוע גם בכינויו "הסנדק של מוזיקת הנשמה", נפטר באטלנטה לאחר שאושפז בעקבות דלקת ריאות. על מותו בגיל 73 הכריז הסוכן שלו. הסימנים הראשונים למצבו הקשה אותרו דווקא על ידי רופא השיניים של בראון, אשר החיש בבראון לפנות במהרה לרופא. בראון נלקח לבית החולים אתמול שם טיפלו בדלקת הריאות שלו אך ללא הועיל, והזמר נפטר בשעה 1:45 לפנות בוקר שעון מקומי.

בראון נולד בשנת 1933 וגדל בעוני עד שהתחיל את הקריירה המוזיקלית שלו בשנת 1953. בעזרת שילוב מוזיקת גוספל עם מוזיקת רית'ם אנד בלוז הוא יצר צורה של מוזיקה שידועה כמוזיקת נשמה.

לפני שהלך לעולמו, תכנן בראון מספר הופעות בניו-יורק ובניו-ג'רסי ומשם סיבוב הופעות בשאר העולם.

25 בדצמבר 2006


Morto James Brown

È morto oggi ad Atlanta, all'età di 73 anni, James Brown, cantante statunitense, acclamato "re" della musica soul.

Nato da una povera famiglia del South Carolina nel 1933, a 6 anni viveva in una casa di appuntamenti nella Georgia, lavorando come lustrascarpe e raccoglitore di cotone. A 8 anni, dopo aver tentato un furto d'auto, veniva rinchiuso in un riformatorio.

Brown si presenta come cantante al pubblico mondiale nel 1956 con il suo primo successo Please, please, please, per poi registrare, già nel 1961, canzoni come I got you (I feel good) e Get up (I feel like being a sex machine) nel tempio della musica nera dell'Apollo Theatre di Harlem.


訃報 ジェームス・ブラウン氏

日刊スポーツによると、アメリカのソウルミュージックで活躍したジェームス・ブラウン氏が現地時間12月25日、ジョージア州の病院で死去した。年齢はAP通信電によれば73歳とされているが、諸説あるという。

CNNによると、同氏は心臓の異常と見られる症状のために24日に入院していた。死因は合併症によるものだという。

1933年サウスカロライナ州出身。実家が乏しく、ジョージア州に移住後は親類の家庭に育てられた。歌手としてデビューし、「セックスマシーン」など数多くのヒット曲を製作し、「ソウル界のゴッドファザー」、また「ショービジネス一の働き者」と称えられた。


James Brown (73) overleden

In een ziekenhuis in Atlanta is vanmorgen vroeg James Brown overleden.

De "Godfather van de Soul" werd zondagavond opgenomen in het 'Emory Crawford Long Hospital' ziekenhuis vanwege een longontsteking en maandagochtend werd door zijn management via CNN bekend gemaakt dat hij overleden was.

De exacte doodsoorzaak werd toegeschreven aan het falen van zijn hart in combinatie met de longontsteking.

James Brown was sinds 2004 al gediagnoseerd met prostaatkanker maar dokters gaven aan dat hij nog steeds zou kunnen optreden.


Zmarł James Brown

W Atlancie zmarł w wieku 73 lat James Brown - amerykański piosenkarz, kompozytor i instrumentalista.


Скончался крёстный отец соула Джеймс Браун

На 74 году жизни в больнице в Атланте скончался крёстный отец музыки Соул Джеймс Браун.

По словам Фрэнка Копсидаса — агента музыканта — в воскресенье Браун был госпитализирован в больницу Emory Crawford Long с диагнозом пневмония. Из-за болезни музыканту пришлось отменить свой концертный тур. Браун скончался в 01.45 по местному времени. Копсидас добавил так же, что «к настоящему времени мы не знаем, что стало причиной смерти».

25 декабря 2006 года


Japanese Olympic judoka Hitoshi Saito dies aged 54

Beijing 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games

Japanese judoka Hitoshi Saito, winner of two Olympic gold medals, has died at the age of 54. The cause of death was announced as intrahepatic bile duct cancer. He died in Osaka on Tuesday. As well as a former Olympic and World champion, Saito was the All Japan Judo Federation training committee chairman at the time of his death.

He had been hospitalized since late 2014. In 2013 it was discovered he had a tumour on his gallbladder.

Saito won consecutive Olympic gold medals at the 1984 games in Los Angeles and the 1988 games in Seoul, South Korea. He competed in the over 95-kg category. His victory in the Seoul games continued the record of Japan winning a gold in Judo in every Olympic games since the 1964 games, held in Toyko. He was also named World Champion at the 1983 World Judo Championships in the openweight class.

Yasuhiro Yamashita, a fellow Judoka who fought Saito in three consecutive All-Japan judo championship finals, and who also won gold at the 1984 games, commented on his death, "He was my lifetime rival. It is very unfortunate to hear this". Yamashita won all three finals against Saito.

A tribute came from Tsunekazu Takeda, the President of the Japanese Olympic Committee. He said "It is all very sudden, so I don't know what to say. [...] As a player and coach he really gave it his all, and we had expectations for him so it is unfortunate. I had the impression he was a serious and conscientious person".

Saito retired in 1989. He later went on to become the coach of the men's national team leading them to three Olympic gold medals in Athens in 2004. He also took charge of the men's team during the 2008 Games in Beijing. He became head of the Committee for Enhancement of the All Japan Judo Federation in November 2012.


Morre aos 54 anos, o judoca olímpico japonês, Hitoshi Saito

O judoca japonês Hitoshi Saito, vencedor de duas medalhas de ouro olímpicas, morreu aos 54 anos de idade. A causa da morte foi anunciada como o câncer duto biliar intra-hepático. Ele morreu em Osaka na terça-feira. Além de ser um ex-campeão olímpico e mundial, Saito foi o presidente da All Japan Judo Federation (ou Federação do Judô de Todo o Japão) no momento da sua morte.

Ele havia sido hospitalizado desde o final de 2014. Em 2013, descobriu-se que ele tinha um tumor em sua vesícula biliar.

Saito ganhou medalhas de ouro olímpicos consecutivos nos Jogos Olímpicos de 1984 em Los Angeles (Estados Unidos) e os Jogos de 1988 em Seul (Coréia do Sul). Ele competiu na categoria acima de 95 kg. Sua vitória nos Jogos de Seul, continua o recorde no Japão por ganhar um ouro no judô em todos os jogos olímpicos desde os Jogos de 1964, realizados em Tóquio. Ele também foi campeão mundial no Campeonato Mundial de Judô Masculino de 1983 na classe aberta.

Yasuhiro Yamashita, um companheiro judoca que lutou contra Saito em três finais consecutivas do campeonato de judô All-Japan e que também ganhou o ouro nos Jogos de 1984, comentou sobre sua morte: "Ele foi a minha vida inteira um rival. E é muito triste ouvir isso". Yamashita ganhou todas as três finais contra Saito.

Um tributo veio de Tsunekazu Takeda, o presidente do Comitê Olímpico Japonês. Ele disse: "É tudo muito repentino, então eu não sei o que dizer. [...] Como jogador e treinador, ele realmente deu tudo de si e nós tivemos expectativas para ele, por isso é lamentável. Eu tive a impressão de que ele era uma pessoa séria e consciente".

Saito se aposentou em 1989. Mais tarde, ele passou a se tornar o treinador da seleção masculina, levando-os a três medalhas de ouro Olímpicas em Atenas, em 2004. Ele também assumiu o comando da seleção masculina durante os Jogos de 2008 em Pequim. Ele tornou-se chefe do Comitê para a Valorização do All Japan Judo Federation em novembro de 2012.


Japanese professional wrestler and Netflix star Hana Kimura dies aged 22

Japanese female professional wrestler and reality television star Hana Kimura, age 22, has died, wrestling promotion World Wonder Ring Stardom (Stardom) announced yesterday. No cause of death was announced. Kimura reportedly made several post on social media suggesting she was a victim of cyber-bullying shortly before her death. Her final Instagram story post was a photograph of her and her cat with "goodbye" written as the caption.

Kimura was signed for Stardom at the time of her death, having joined them in 2019. Stardom's official statement yesterday read "Stardom fans, We are very sorry to report that our Hana Kimura has passed away. Please be respectful and allow some time for things to process, and keep your thoughts and prayers with her family and friends. We appreciate your support during this difficult time."

Kimura made her profesional wrestling debut in 2016 for promotion Wrestle-1. As well as Stardom she also wrestled for Senjo and JWP, the later where she won her first championship, the JWP Junior Championship. With Stardom she was a two-time  Artist of Stardom champion and a one-time Goddess of Stardom champion. Her mother is professional wrestler Kyoko Kimura.

Outside of wrestling, Kimura was currently one of the stars on reality television show Terrace House. The Netflix show, which is currently on hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, sees three males and three females temporarily move in together. According to Wrestling Inc, she received online criticism for her appearances on the show. Sky News reported Netflix Japan due to Kimura's death have delayed releasing a new episode.

Wrestling sportswriter Dave Meltzer tweeted after hearing the news of her death. He said "Hana Kimura just passed away.  There are no other details at the moment but this is a death that can be blamed on the cruelty of social media and it's a subject that really needs addressing".


Morta a 22 anni la wrestler giapponese Hana Kimura

Nella notte di sabato è morta la wrestler giapponese Hana Kimura. La ventiduenne, nata a Yokohama, combatteva per la World Wonder Ring Stardom, la federazione di Puroresu più importante a livello internazionale.

Al momento non sono note le cause di morte; tuttavia, c'è l'ipotesi di suicidio per cyberbullismo. Secondo il Washington Post, Kimura scrisse dei tweet abbastanza controversi poco prima di morire.

A ciò si aggiunge un tweet contenente un'immagine di autolesionismo, accompagnato dalla scritta «Non voglio più essere un essere umano». Ciò sarebbe dovuto all'elevato numero di hater che hanno attaccato Kimura negli ultimi mesi.

Il suo post più recente su Instagram risale a venerdì, ed era una foto con il suo gatto che aveva come didascalia «goodbye» (addio). Stardom confermò la morte sabato, twittando «Vi preghiamo di essere rispettosi e di concedere un po' di tempo affinché le cose si risolvano, e mantenete i vostri pensieri e preghiere alla sua famiglia e ai suoi amici».

Hana Kimura era conosciuta al grande pubblico per la sua apparizione nello show di Netflix Terrace House: Tokyo 2019–2020, la quinta edizione del franchise Terrace House. Uno degli episodi ha iniziato il fenomeno di hating verso il suo personaggio; dopo la sua morte, Netflix non ha più pubblicato episodi del reality.


Умерла 22-летняя рестлерша и участница реалити-шоу Netflix Хана Кимура

В субботу, 23 мая 2020 года, умерла рестлерша и участница реалити-шоу Netflix Хана Кимура. Ей было 22 года.

Причина смерти не называется. Однако сообщается, что девушку нашли мёртвой в её доме.

Последней публикацией Кимуры в сторис Instagram стала её фотография с кошкой и сообщение:

Незадолго до смерти она опубликовала в социальных сетях серию сообщений, в которых жаловалась на кибербуллинг.
Кимура выкладывала фотографии, на которых наносила себе увечья.

Хана Кимура родилась 3 сентября 1997 года. Она дочь известной рестлерши Кёко Кимуры.

Хана Кимура дебютировала в профессиональном рестлинге в 2016-м и в том же году выиграла юниорский чемпионат Японии.
В 2019 году Хана перешла выиграла из Wrestle-1 в Stardom и дважды брала титул «Артист Stardom», а также была обладательницей звания «Богиня Stardom».

Она участвовала в японском реалити-шоу Terrace House (Дом с террасой) на телеканале Netflix. В этой передаче зрители наблюдают, как шесть незнакомцев — три мужчины и три девушки — пытаются ужиться в одном доме.

25 мая 2020 года


Japanese survivor of both Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings dies, aged 93

Tsutomu Yamaguchi, the only Japanese civilian to be officially recognized as having survived both the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the United States in August of 1945 at the conclusion of World War Two, has died this Monday at the age of ninety-three, due to stomach cancer—one of the numerous illnesses that he suffered throughout his lifetime as a direct result of his exposure to nuclear radiation.

Mr. Yamaguchi, although he was against his nation's involvement in the War, worked as a engineer for Mitsubishi—a company that helped equip and supply the Japanese Imperial Army. He was on business in Hiroshima at the time of the first bombing on August sixth. His almost direct exposure to the atomic explosion temporarily blinded him, ruptured his ear drum (leaving him permanently deaf in his left ear), and severely burnt the top half of his body. Three days later, having gone back to work in Nagasaki, he was approximately three kilometers away from the site of the second bomb. Although he was exposed to significant radiation in this instance as well, Mr. Yamaguchi was left relatively unscathed.

Following Japan's surrender and the end of the War days later, Mr. Yamaguchi worked as a translator for the occupying American forces and later as a local schoolmaster, before eventually returning to Mitsubishi—which had since then become an automobile manufacturer.

In his later years, Mr. Yamaguchi became a respected lecturer who gave talks about his experiences, and publicly spoke out against the stockpiling of nuclear weapons.

For instance, in 2006, he addressed the United Nations General Assembly. "Having been granted this miracle, it is my responsibility to pass on the truth to the people of the world," Mr. Yamaguchi said to the Assembly. He went on to say, "My double radiation exposure is now an official government record. It can tell the younger generation the horrifying history of the atomic bombings even after I die."

When asked by the British Broadcasting Corporation what his reaction was to Mr. Yamaguchi's death, the mayor of Nagasaki said that "a precious storyteller has been lost."

Among the family and friends Mr. Yamaguchi left behind were his three adult children—who have also had health issues in their lifetimes thus far that they think may have be related to their father's initial exposure.


இரண்டாம் உலகப்போரின் அணுகுண்டுகளுக்குத் தப்பியவர் காலமானார்

யப்பானில் இரண்டாம் உலகப் போரின் போது வீசப்பட்ட இரு அணுகுண்டுகளிலும் அகப்பட்டு அவற்றின் மூலம் ஏற்பட்ட பாதிப்புக்களில் இருந்து தப்பிப் பிழைத்தவராக அதிகாரபூர்வமாக அங்கீகரிக்கப்பட்ட ஒரே நபர் யப்பானில் புற்றுநோய் காரணமாகக் காலமானார்.

சுடோமா யமாகுச்சி என்ற அந்த நபருக்கு வயது 93. 1945 ஆகஸ்ட் 6 ஆம் நாளான்று இவர் அலுவல் காரணமாக ஹிரோஷிமாவுக்கு சென்றிருந்தார்.

அன்று தான் அங்கே முதல் அணு குண்டை அமெரிக்க விமானம் வீசியது. இதில் ஒரு லட்சத்து நாற்பதாயிரம் பேர் உயிரிழந்தனர். இந்த குண்டு வீச்சால் பெருமளவு தீக்காயங்களுக்கு இலக்கான யாமாகுச்சி தனது வீடு இருக்கும் நாகசாக்கிக்கு அடுத்த நாள் திரும்பினார்.

ஆகஸ்ட் 9 ஆம் நாள் நாகசாக்கியில் அணு குண்டு வீசப்பட்டபோது அவர் அங்கிருந்தார். இந்த குண்டு வீச்சில் 70 ஆயிரம் பேர் உயிரிழந்தனர்.

இரண்டு தாக்குதல்களிலும் விரல்விட்டு எண்ணக்கூடிய சிலர் உயிர் தப்பியிருந்தனர். ஆனாலும், யமகுச்சி ஒருவரே இரண்டு இடங்களிலும் தாக்குதலுக்கு உள்ளானவர் என்று அதிகாரபூர்வமாக யப்பானிய அரசால் அங்கீகரிக்கப்பட்டவர்.

தமது கடைசிக் காலத்தில், யமகுச்சி அணுகுண்டுத் தாக்குதலில் உயிர்தப்பிய தனது அனுபவங்களைப் பற்றி பல சொற்பொழிவுகளை ஆற்றியிருந்தார். அணுவாயுதங்கள் ஒரு காலத்தில் முற்றாக அழிக்கப்படும் என்று அவர் நம்பிக்கை தெரிவித்திருந்தார்.

வியாழன், சனவரி 7, 2010


Journalist Gebran Tueni murdered

In an incident that may have long-term repercussions for the relationship between Lebanon and Syria, the death of anti-Syrian MP and journalist Gebran Tueni's has been marked by protests.

Tueni's death was marked with the closure of shops, schools and universities throughout Beiruit.


Tödlicher Anschlag auf Dschubran Tueni

Beirut (Libanon), 12.12.2005 – In einem Vorort der libanesischen Hauptstadt Beirut wurde heute Morgen ein Anschlag auf den libanesischen Abgeordneten Dschubran Tueni verübt. Dschubran Tueni sowie drei weitere Personen starben. Das gepanzerte Auto des Abgeordneten wurde im Viertel Mekalis in die Luft gesprengt, das vor allem von Christen bewohnt wird.

Dschubran Tueni ist nicht nur Abgeordneter, sondern auch Chefredakteur der Tageszeitung „An Nahar“. Er hatte sich mehrfach syrienkritisch geäußert und lebte zuletzt, aus Angst vor Anschlägen, in Frankreich. Als Grund für den Anschlag wird seine syrienkritische Haltung genannt. Syrien war Besatzer des Libanon, hat aber auch den Anschlag auf Tueni scharf kritisiert.

Der Anschlag reiht sich in eine Reihe von Anschlägen auf Kritiker Syriens ein. Ihr populärstes Opfer ist der ehemalige Ministerpräsident Rafik Hariri.


Juan Bustos, president of Chilean House of Representatives dies

After two weeks of illness, Juan Bustos, the president of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile, died at 10:46 local time (14:46 UTC) yesterday. The death took place at a Clínica Alemana in Santiago. Bustos died as a result of a liver cancer. He was 72 years old.

At the time of his death, Bustos was with his wife and five of his seven children, who were deeply upset by the death. The other two children are expected to arrive from Europe soon to attend the funeral.

Juan Bustos will be given a state fueral due to the position he occupied. In addition, the flags at many government buildings are being flown at half mast to mark the death.

The body has been moved to the former National Congress building so that the body can be guarded until the state funeral, which takes place at 11:00 local time tomorrow. After the state funeral, a private funeral for the family will take place.


Falleció el Presidente de la Cámara de Diputados de Chile tras dos semanas de agonía

Tras dos semanas de agonía, falleció a las 10.46 (14.46 UTC) el Presidente de la Cámara de Diputados de Chile, Juan Bustos. La muerte se produjo en la Clínica Alemana de Santiago. La causa fue una falla multiorgánica por un cáncer hepático que lo llevó a las urgencias de la clínica.

A la hora de la muerte, Bustos se encontraba junto a su esposa y cinco de sus siete hijos, quienes se mostraron muy afectados. Los otros dos hijos se encontrarían viajando desde Europa en las próximas horas para el funeral.

El diputado había recibido las visitas de varios diputados y referentes de la política chilena, quienes manifestaron solidaridad con la familia. En horas de noche, los médicos desahuciaron a Bustos, quien se encontraba inconsciente en la hora de su muerte.

Juan Bustos será despedido con funerales de Estado debido al cargo que ocupaba. Además, varios edificios del Gobierno lucirán con sus banderas a media asta en señal de luto.

El cuerpo fue trasladado hasta el ex Congreso Nacional para que los restos sean velados hasta el sábado a las 11.00. Luego, se realizará un acto fúnebre privado en el Parque del Recuerdo.


Józef Rotblat, 1995 Nobel Peace Prize winner, dies

Noted physicist Józef Rotblat, a historic figure who left the Manhattan Project and later became a prominent figure in the movement against the Nuclear Arms Race, has died at the age of 96.

Born in Poland in 1908, he graduated from Warsaw University.  Rotblat collaborated with the United States government on the Manhattan Project, which was attempting to construct the world's first atomic bombs.  However, Rotblat left the project, the first and only physicist to do so, after realizing that Germany was unlikely to be developing a nuclear weapon of their own.

Rotblat formed the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs organization in 1957.  The group promoted nuclear disarmament and greater collaboration between scholars from all over the world to try and prevent major global conflict.

In 1995, Rotblat and the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, "for their efforts to diminish the part played by nuclear arms in international politics and, in the longer run, to eliminate such arms."  In his acceptance speech, Rotblat noted that the group's goals were entirely doable, noting the close-knit structure of the European Union, "within which war is inconceivable."


訃報 ジョセフ・ロートブラットさん

イギリス国籍の物理学者で平和運動家のジョセフ・ロートブラットさんが8月31日夜（英国夏時間、UTC+1、日本時間9月1日午前）、ロンドンで死去した。96歳だった。ロートブラットさんは第2次世界大戦中、米国での原爆製作「マンハッタン計画」に参加、後年は核軍備競争に反対する運動家として象徴的存在となった。

ロートブラットさんは1908年ポーランド生まれでユダヤ系。ワルシャワ大学を卒業し、同大学の教員となる。のち1939年イギリスに留学中、第2次世界大戦が始まり、そのままイギリスにとどまることになった。米国政府によるマンハッタン計画に参加したが、当時のドイツ政府が原爆開発を行う可能性がほとんどないことに気づいた後、マンハッタン計画から離れた。ロートブラットさんはマンハッタン計画から離脱した唯一の物理学者となった。

1957年に科学と国際情勢の関係を扱うパグウォッシュ会議の創設に参加した。パグウォッシュ会議は核軍縮を呼びかけ、また国際紛争の防止にかかわる科学者の協調に寄与した。

1995年、ロートブラットさんとパグウォッシュ会議はノーベル平和賞を受賞した。受賞理由として「核兵器が国際政治で果たす役割を減少させ、長期的には核兵器廃絶を実現するために努力した」ことが挙げられた。ロートブラットさんは、受賞スピーチで、パグウォッシュ会議の目標が実現したのは、域内で戦争を行うことが考えがたいヨーロッパ連合の網の目のような構成に注目したことによると述べている。

英語版ウィキニュースの翻訳に基づきます。


Noblista Józef Rotblat nie żyje

Józef Rotblat, fizyk, lider ruchu naukowców Pugwash oraz laureat pokojowej nagrody Nobla, zmarł w wieku 96 lat w Londynie - poinformował jego rzecznik. Umarł w trakcie snu, w nocy z środy na czwartek. Przyczyna jego zgonu nie jest znana.

Józef Rotblat urodził się 4 listopada 1908 roku w Warszawie. Studiował na Uniwersytecie Warszawskim, w 1932 roku został magistrem, zaś sześć lat później, w 1938 roku doktorem fizyki.

Rok później wyjechał do Wielkiej Brytanii. W 1939 roku zdobył doktorat z filozofii na Uniwersytecie w Liverpoolu. Potem uczęszczał na Uniwersytet Londyński, gdzie w 1953 roku otrzymał doktorat nauk ścisłych. W latach 1939-1944 pracował nad projektem Manhattan. Wycofał się jednak z udziału w projekcie po tym, jak przekonał się, jaki jest cel badań nad bombą atomową - rywalizacja w wyścigu zbrojeń.

9 lipca 1955 roku, Rotblat wraz z dziesiątką innych naukowców (w tym z Albertem Einsteinem, Bertrande Russellem, Frederico Joliot-Curie i Linusem Paulingiem) ogłosił manifest, w którym zadeklarował, że naukowcy muszą wziąć odpowiedzialność za swoje pomysły i wynalazki, takie jak bomba atomowa.

W 1957 roku założył pacyfistyczny ruch naukowców Pugwash. Miał on za zadanie likwidować broń masowej zagłady, która powstała w wyniku wyścigu zbrojeń. W roku 1995 otrzymał wraz z ruchem Pugwash pokojową nagrodę Nobla za "zasługi w zmniejszaniu roli jaką odgrywa broń atomowa w polityce międzynarodowej oraz za likwidację tych broni".

Narodowość Józefa Rotblata nie jest sprawą jasną. Wprawdzie urodził się i pierwsze lata życia spędził w Polsce, ale w 1946 roku otrzymał obywatelstwo brytyjskie.


King of Tonga dies, aged 88

According to an official news release on the Tongan Royal Palace website, His Majesty King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV passed away peacefully at 11.34pm local time (2334 UTC), on Sunday, 10th September at Mercy Hospital in Auckland, New Zealand aged 88.

King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV was the ruler of Tonga following the death of his mother, Queen Sālote Tupou III, in 1965.  His wife was Queen Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe, born in 1926. The couple had four children.

"The sun has set in the Kingdom of Tonga," said  an official government statement from the royal palace.

His death ends 41 years of his reign.

The capital, Nukua'alofa, was draped in black and purple, the official colours of mourning.

His state funeral is expected to be held on September 19. An official month of mourning was declared.

His body will be flown home on Wednesday, September 13.

The Kingdom of Tonga was stricken into mourning earlier this year, when in July, Prince Tu'ipelehake and his wife Princess Kaimana, along with their driver Vinisia Hefa, were killed when their vehicle was stuck by a speeding car on a San Francisco, California, USA highway.

King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV was once known as being the World's heaviest monarch (his weight exceeded 200 kg then), as well as later being the victim of a number of money-making schemes.

Crown Prince Taufa'ahau Tupou V, the King's eldest son, was sworn in on Monday, September 11 as the next king but his formal coronation is likely to be next year . He and his sister, Princess Pilolevu have represented the monarch during his lengthy absences due to failing health.


König von Tonga gestorben


訃報 トンガ国王 タウファアハウ・ツポウ4世

10日深夜、トンガのタウファアハウ・ツポウ4世国王が、ニュージーランドのオークランドにある病院で死去した。88歳だった。11日午前、トンガ王室が発表した。

マタンギトンガによると、ツポウ4世は7月から病状が悪化していたという。

ツポウ4世は1965年、サローテ・ツポウ3世が死去したことにより第4代国王として即位。体重209.5kgだった1976年には、「世界で最も体重が重い君主」としてギネスブックに登録された。

死去したツポウ4世に代わって、ツポウトア皇太子が11日、「ジョージ・ツポウ5世」として即位した。

首相はラジオ放送で、10月17日までの約1か月間を服喪期間とすることを発表した。


Умер король Тонги Тауфаахау Тупу IV

В Новой Зеландии умер король островного государства Тонга.

Тауфаахау Тупу IV скончался в воскресенье после тяжёлой и продолжительной болезни в возрасте 88 лет. Формально на престоле Тонги Тауфаахау Тупу IV находился в течение 41 года, однако последнее время из-за проблем со здоровьем фактически передал власть своему наследнику — принцу Тупута (Tupouta).

Тело будет доставлено на Родину 13 сентября. Похороны запланированы на 19 сентября и официально был объявлен месяц скорби.

Сейчас новым королём стал его старший сын Тауфаахау Тупу V.

Королевство Тонга — государство в юго-западной части Тихого океана. Относится к карликововым государствам, состоит из более чем 150 коралловых островов, на которых проживает около ста тысяч человек.

11 сентября 2006 года


Kosovo president Ibrahim Rugova dies

Kosova President Ibrahim Rugova, the leader for many years of Kosova in the most difficult process and struggle for country’s independence, died Saturday.

Kosovo President Ibrahim Rugova passed away in his home in Prishtina at 11:38, close to his family members, his personal doctor, a US doctor, and his close staff. President Rugova suffered from lung cancer, diagnosed in end of August 2005. He fought his illness for months with an exceptional moral courage. The PM had called an urgent Cabinet session at 3 pm, sources say.

The death was a few days before the United Nations was to begin a Belgrade-Pristina discussions relating to the road to independence for the province. Rugova, 61, has no definite successor in his faction-ridden Democratic League of Kosovo or head of the Kosovo negotiating team, which he was expected to lead. Western diplomats are worried about a possible messy power struggle.

The Sorbonne-educated literature professor was the architect of the decade-old passive resistance since 1989, when former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic stripped the province of autonomy.

A statement issued by President Rugova’s Office said the public would be advised shortly concerning the details related to the events to honor the President.


Der Präsident des Kosovo ist gestorben

Priština (Serbien und Montenegro), 22.01.2006 – Der Präsident des Kosovo, einer unter UN-Verwaltung stehenden serbischen Provinz, Ibrahim Rugova, ist gestern gestorben. Der 61-jährige Politiker litt an Lungenkrebs. Im September 2005 informierte er noch die Öffentlichkeit über seine Krankheit.

1998 erhielt Rugova vom EU-Parlament den Sacharowpreis überreicht. Er war als pazifistischer Politiker bekannt. Im Jahr 1989 plädierte er für einen gewaltfreien Widerstand der Albaner gegen die Serben, die die Autonomie für den Kosovo zu dieser Zeit aufhoben.


Mort du président du Kosovo, Ibrahim Rugova

Le président du Kosovo, Ibrahim Rugova élu démocratiquement après le renversement de Slobodan Milosevic est mort d'un cancer aujourd'hui. Il avait été élu président en mars 2002 aux premières élections organisées par l'ONU dans la province. Il avait été réélu en octobre 2004.

Il a été surnommé le "Gandhi des Balkans" dans une allusion à son choix de la non-violence pendant la répression sous le régime Milosevic.

Sa disparition laisse un vide dans le Kosovo, car on ne sait pas si son successeur gardera sa ligne non-violente et des contact avec l'ONU et les voisins afin d'arriver à l'indépendance totale politique et économique du Kosovo, où sont encore basés des soldats de l'ONU et de l'OTAN.


Zmarł prezydent Kosowa Ibrahim Rugowa

W wieku 62 lat zmarł w sobotę prezydent Kosowa Ibrahim Rugova. Przyczyną śmierci był rak płuc.

Rugova urodził się w 1944 roku. W Prisztinie studiował filologię albańską, a później w Sorbonie także językoznawstwo. W 1989 roku stanął na czele założonej przez niego Demokratycznej Ligi Kosowa, która walczyła o przyznanie tej prowincji autonomii, odebranej jej wcześniej przez prezydenta Jugosławii Slobodana Miloševića. Później do postulatów partii dołączyła chęć wywalczenia niepodległości dla Kosowa.

Rugova uczestniczył m.in. w rozmowach pokojowych z 1999 roku, które miały zakończyć ofensywę serbskich wojsk w Kosowie. W 2000 roku w wyborach do władz lokalnych Demokratyczna Liga Kosowa wygrała, a Rugowa został prezydentem prowincji.

W swojej działalności politycznej wyrzekał się używania przemocy. Był przeciwny działaniom albańskich partyzantów z Armii Wyzwolenia Kosowa, którzy walczyli zbrojnie z oddziałami Miloševića.


L'Abbé Pierre dies at 94 in France

L'Abbé Pierre died this night at 5:25 a.m. local time at the French military Hospital Val de Grâce in Paris. The Catholic priest was well known in France since his 1954 call for the poor and the homeless. He founded the Emmaüs charity organisation. Pierre is widely regarded as one of the most loved French people.


Frankreich trauert um Abbé Pierre

Paris (Frankreich), 22.01.2007 – Abbé Pierre, schon zu Lebzeiten eine Legende, starb heute am frühen Morgen im Kreise einiger weniger Vertrauter in einem Pariser Krankenhaus. Der 94-Jährige hatte sich eine Lungenentzündung zugezogen, von der er sich nicht mehr erholte.

Abbé Pierre, der mit bürgerlichem Namen Henri Groués hieß, kam am 5. August 1912 in Lyon zur Welt. Mit 19 Jahren trat er in den Kapuzinerorden ein und wurde später Vikar in Grenoble. Während des zweiten Weltkrieges arbeitete er im Widerstand. 1949 gründete er in der Pariser Vorstadt Neuilly-Plaisance die „Emmaus“-Gemeinschaft zur Unterstützung von Obdachlosen. Sein selbstloser Einsatz machte den Priester, der sein Erbe an die Armen verteilt hat, weltweit berühmt.

Führende Politiker Frankreichs äußerten übereinstimmend ihre Bestürzung über den Tod eines Menschen, der „eine Inkarnation des Guten“ gewesen sei. Der frühere französische Staatspräsident Valéry Giscard d'Estaing sagte: „Frankreich wird nicht mehr dasselbe sein ohne Abbé Pierre“, und schlug vor, ihn mit einem Staatsbegräbnis zu ehren.


La communauté Emmaüs pleure son fondateur : l'abbé Pierre n'est plus

Henri Grouès, plus connu sous le nom d'abbé Pierre qu'il adopta lors de son passage dans la Résistance, vient de décéder à l'âge de 94 ans à 5h25 ce matin à l'hôpital militaire du Val-de-Grâce à Paris où il avait été admis pour soigner une bronchite le 14 janvier 2007 dernier. Cette annonce a été effectuée par le président de l'association Emmaüs France, qu'il avait fondée en 1949, Martin Hirsch. La célébrité de celui qui fut également député de Meurthe-et-Moselle sous la quatrième République avait été acquise au cours de l'hiver 1954, au cours duquel il avait lancé un appel national sur les ondes de Radio Luxembourg après la mort à Paris d'une femme sans domicile imputable au froid, appel qui souleva une vague de solidarité sans précédent. Personnalité préférée des Français d'après divers sondages au cours de ces dernières années, jusqu'à ce qu'il demande à ne plus y apparaître, sa disparition a été qualifiée de « peine terrible pour l'immense famille qu'il représentait pour les compagnons d'Emmaüs, toutes les personnes qui ont été aidées ».

Les réactions sont, à l'heure où cet article est écrit, très nombreuses, et provenant de toute la classe politique et bien au-delà. Une des premières est venue de l'Élysée. Le Président Jacques Chirac a déclaré « avec cette disparition, c'est toute la France qui est touchée au cœur. Elle perd une immense figure, une conscience, une incarnation de la bonté » ajoutant que l'abbé Pierre, Grand-croix de la Légion d'honneur, « représentera toujours l'esprit de révolution contre la misère, la souffrance, l'injustice et la force de la solidarité ». Son Premier ministre, Dominique de Villepin a quant à lui salué « la mémoire d'un homme de cœur et d'engagement, qui a montré à tous le chemin vers les plus démunis ». L'ancien Premier ministre Laurent Fabius a suggéré que l'abbé Pierre pourrait être inhumé au Panthéon, au côté des autres grandes figures de la France. L'ancien Président de la République, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing a proposé des obsèques nationales. Bernard Kouchner, ancien ministre et fondateur de Médecins sans Frontières a indiqué qu'« au-delà de la tristesse de perdre un vieil ami, pas seulement mon ami mais l'ami d'énormément de monde, je pense à cette vie (...) c'est une très belle vie c'est un exemple merveilleux ».

Diverses sources (radios, journaux, télévision) indiquent que chez ceux qui furent l'objet de ses attentions, les pauvres et sans-abris, les réactions de tristesse sont unanimes.


Last American survivor of the Titanic disaster dies

On May 6, 2006, Lillian Asplund, the last American survivor of the Titanic, died in her home in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. She was 99 years old.

"She went to sleep peacefully," said vice president of the Nordgren Memorial Chapel Ronald E. Johnson, which is located in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Barbara Joyce West Dainton and Elizabeth Gladys "Millvina" Dean are the two remaining survivors living in England, however they were too young to have a memory of the Titanic sinking.

"I could see the icebergs for a great distance around. It was cold and the little ones were cuddling close to one another and trying to keep from under the feet of the many excited people … My little girl, Lillie, accompanied me, and my husband said 'Go ahead, we will get into one of the other boats.' He smiled as he said it," said Asplund's mother shortly after arriving in Massachusetts after the disaster. Throughout her life, Ms. Lillian Asplund avoided talking about her survival.

The mother of Asplund, Selma and her three-year-old brother Felix were also on the ship and both survived. Her father and three other brothers were lost at sea.  Selma died in 1964 on the 52nd anniversary of the disaster. She was 91 years old. Lilian's brother Felix died on March 1, 1983 at the age of 73.

The Titanic sank on April 15, 1912 when the ship struck an iceberg tearing a hole in the side of the hull. At the time, it was the biggest ship ever built. The Titanic Museum’s collection in Indian Orchard, Massachusetts, was the first permanent exhibition of rare Titanic artifacts and documents donated by survivors.


Преминула и последња путница са Титаника

Деведесет и седам година након што је, као двонедељна беба спашена са Титаника, Милвина Дин преминула је у старачком дому у главном граду Северне Ирске. Последњих месеци свога живота суочавала се финансијским проблемима, након чега су јој финансијску помоћ уручили Кејт Винслет и Леонардо Дикаприо заједно са редитељем Џејмсом Камероном.

Дин је била беба од само девет недеља када је, спуштена у чамац за спасавање. Била је најмлађа од укупно 706 преживелих бродоломника. Њена мајка и двогодишњи брат су такође преживели бродолом, али је отац био међу 1.517 утопљеника пошто је брод, за који се мислило да не може да потоне, ударио у ледену санту а потом и потонуо.

Да би обезбедили новац за куповину карата за прву пловидбу Титаника, њени родитељи морали су да продају кафић у Лондону. Намеравали су да се преселе у Вичити где је њен отац Френк планирао да отвори продавницу дувана, али сан о новом животу никада није остварен.

Милвина Дин била је гост многобројних изложби, скупова и документараца посвећеним Титанику. Поново је скренула пажњу јавности када је недавно на аукцији, да би платила смештај у старачком дому, продала кофер с којим је њена породица пошла на пут.
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Longtime leader of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe dies aged 95

Robert Mugabe, former president of Zimbabwe, has died, according to current president Emmerson Mnangagwa on Friday. He was 95. Mugabe was hospitalized in Singapore for several months this year and according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs he died at Gleneagles Hospital in the morning. Mugabe was considered the founding father of Zimbabwe.

Robert Gabriel Mugabe was born in 1924 in Kutama, Zimbabwe, when the country was a British colony called Southern Rhodesia. Mugabe's first career was as a teacher. He taught and studied in various sub-Saharan countries in Africa.  He embraced Marxism.  He later returned to Rhodesia, which within a few years thereafter declared independence from the United Kingdom, but still under white rule.

Mugabe co-founded the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) to oppose the white minority rule, but was arrested in 1963 and was imprisoned until 1974. After his release, Mugabe led a militant guerrilla movement against Ian Smith's government; successful, Mugabe was hailed a national hero. He was also praised in the West.

Mugabe ruled Zimbabwe, serving as its first prime minister, 1980–1987; then as president, 1987–2017; for 37 years. He supported education, healthcare, and peasant farming, and a few years into his tenure, Zimbabwe had a strong economy and rising literacy rates and, according to CNN, was called the "breadbasket" of southern Africa But during these early years, Mugabe also became known for his violent treatment of opponents; the Gukurahundi massacres saw thousands if not tens of thousands of ethnic Ndebele killed.

When Mugabe assumed the presidency in 1987, he also became head of the armed forces and had successfully consolidated consolidated power over Zimbabwe. In the 1990s, he instituted a policy of confiscating land from white farm-owners and redistributing it. Some of those seizing the land were ostensibly veterans of the war and they would sometimes kill the farmers and the black laborers who worked there. Agricultural production decreased sharply and inflation inversely rocketed.

In 2000, a new threat to Mugabe's rule emerged in the form of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC). Mugabe won a presidential election over Morgan Tsvangirai of the MDC, but amid reports of violence and fraud, neither the European Union nor the United States would endorse the result. At the next elections in 2008, the MDC won a majority in the House of Assembly and both Mugabe and Tsvangirai claimed victory in the presidential vote, which again was marred by allegations of fraud and tampering. Refusing to give up power, Mugabe agreed to power-sharing in which Tsvangirai became prime minister. "Only God who appointed me will remove me — not the MDC, not the British," he declared.

The following election in 2013 saw a substantial victory for Mugabe, and despite Tsvangirai's allegations of widespread fraud, Mugabe ended the power-sharing. Soon after, however, rumors circulated he was preparing his wife — four decades his junior — to become his successor. Grace Mugabe was already unpopular for her penchant of flaunting an extravagant lifestyle in a country which was becoming increasingly poor.

After Mugabe fired his vice president, ahead of the 2018 elections, the army moved on November 15, 2017, having first placed Mugabe under house arrest. Nevertheless, Mugabe was able to negotiate immunity from prosecution, full diplomatic status and a fully staffed state-funded 25-room home, known as the "Blue House", in exchange for his official resignation on November 21.

"It is with the utmost sadness that I announce the passing on of Zimbabwe's founding father and former President, Cde [comrade] Robert Mugabe. [...] Cde Mugabe was an icon of liberation, a pan-Africanist who dedicated his life to the emancipation and empowerment of his people. His contribution to the history of our nation and continent will never be forgotten. May his soul rest in eternal peace", wrote President Mnangagwa.

Vladimir Putin, president of Russia, said in a statement: "Many important dates in Zimbabwe’s modern history are tied to the name of Robert Mugabe. He made a great personal contribution to the battle for your country’s independence, to the building of Zimbabwean State institutions."

"For my generation, Mr Robert Mugabe should be remembered for what he was to us. He was a dictator. He was ruthless. He is the author of the current economic and political challenges we're facing as a nation", said Ashton Bumhira, director of Youth Forum Zimbabwe.


Почина бившият президент на Зимбабве Робърт Мугабе

В петък на 6 септември на 95 години почина бившият президент на Зимбабве Робърт Мугабе след няколкогодишно продължително боледуване.

Последните месеци прекара в болница в Сингапур в окръжението на своите близки и жена му Грейс.

Робърт Мугабе стана министър-председател на Зимбабве през 1980 г. след свалянето на расисткия режим на Ян Смит. След седем години той закри този пост и се провъзгласи за президент. Управлява страната 35 години, като беше преизбиран шест пъти за държавен глава.

Западът го определяше като диктатор, заради нарушаване на човешките права, разпространената корупция и черния расизъм. В същото време в страните от Африка Мугабе се ползваше с авторитета на борец за свобода като лидер на седем годишната въоръжена съпротива срещу режима на бялото малцинство в наричаната тогава Южна Родезия. Едва след военния преврат през 2017 г. той бе принуден да си подаде оставката.

Новото правителство обезпечи сваления държавен глава с имение от няколко милиона долара, прислуга, автомобили и възможността пожизнено да лети със самолети в първа класа. Еднократно му бяха изплатени 5 милиона долара от бюджета на страната.

6 септември 2019 г.


Simbabwes Ex-Präsident Robert Mugabe ist tot

Harare (Simbabwe) / Singapur, 09.09.2019 – Der frühere Staatspräsident Robert Mugabe, der das Land seit 1980 mit harter Hand regierte, bis ihn das Militär 2017 absetzte, ist im Alter von 95 Jahren gestorben. Das bestätigte der jetzige Staatspräsident Emmerson Mnangagwa am Freitag über Twitter.

Mugabe war erster Ministerpräsident Simbabwes, nachdem die Briten das Land in die Unabhängigkeit entlassen hatten. An der Macht angelangt, entwickelte er sich zum Diktator, der nach Ansicht seiner Gegner für jahrzehntelange Misswirtschaft in Simbabwe verantwortlich gewesen sein soll. Nach dem Jahr 2000 ließ Mugabe mehr und mehr den Besitz weißer Farmer enteignen, wodurch eine Wirtschaftskrise ausgelöst wurde.

In seiner Würdigung bezeichnete Mnangagwa Mugabe als „Unabhängigkeitsikone“ und als „Panafrikaner“. Er habe sein Leben der Befreiung seines Volkes gewidmet. „Sein Beitrag zur Geschichte unseres Landes und unseres Kontinents wird niemals vergessen werden“, schrieb Mnangagwa. „Möge seine Seele in Frieden ruhen.“

Geboren wurde Robert Gabriel Mugabe am 21. Februar 1924 in dem Dorf Matibiri westlich von Salisbury, dem heutigen Harare. Von Jesuiten ausgebildet, besuchte er das damals elitäre Kutama College. Er wurde Lehrer und erhielt seine erste Anstellung in Accra, Ghana. Anfang der 1960er Jahre gründete er mit seinem späteren Widersacher Joshua Nkomo die „Zimbabwe African People′s Union“ (ZAPU), von der er sich 1963 lossagte und die „Zimbabwe African National Union“ (ZANU) ins Leben rief. 1965 erklärte sich Süd-Rhodesien unter dem weißen Ministerpräsidenten Ian Smith für unabhängig, und Mugabe wurde verhaftet. 1975 konnte er nach Mosambik gelangen, von wo er den bewaffneten Kampf gegen Smith führte. Nach der Unabhängigkeit Simbabwes im Lancaster-House-Abkommen gewann die ZANU die ersten Parlamentswahlen, und Mugabe wurde Ministerpräsident. 1987 ließ er sich zum Staatsoberhaupt ausrufen.

Mugabe starb im Alter von 95 Jahren in Singapur, wo er regelmäßig in ärztlicher Behandlung war.


Умер бывший президент Зимбабве Роберт Мугабе

В пятницу, 6 сентября 2019 года, в Сингапуре скончался экс-президент Зимбабве Роберт Мугабе.
Ему было 95 лет.

В последние годы вышедший на покой Мугабе боролся с тяжёлой болезнью.

Политик умер в больнице Сингапура, где находился с апреля, в окружении близких, включая жену Грейс.

Роберт Мугабе стал премьер-министром Зимбабве в 1980 году после обретения страной независимости.
Через семь лет он упразднил эту должность и назначил себя президентом.
Он правил страной тридцать лет, переизбиравшийся шесть раз.

Режим Мугабе критиковался на западе. Его называли диктатором, нарушающим права человека, распространившим коррупцию и чёрный расизм.
При этом в Африке Мугабе имел положительную репутацию, как борец за свободу.

Лишь после военного переворота в ноябре 2017 года его вынудили уйти в отставку.

Новое правительство обеспечило Мугабе особняком стоимостью в несколько миллионов долларов, прислугой, автомобилями и возможностью пожизненно путешествовать самолётами в первом классе.
За отречение ему выплатили из бюджета 5 млн долларов США.

Хочу как в Зимбабве!  SAV  06:05, 7 сентября 2019 (UTC)

6 сентября 2019 года


Mathematician Benoît Mandelbrot dies aged 85

Benoît B. Mandelbrot, a French-American mathematician and pioneer of fractal geometry, died in Cambridge, Massachusetts on Thursday. Mandelbrot, aged 85, died of pancreatic cancer, according to a family statement.

Mandelbrot was born to Lithuanian parents on November 20, 1924, in Warsaw. Mandelbrot and his family, who were Jewish, fled Nazi persecution in 1936, moving to France. He later studied at Paris' École Polytechnique and received a master's degree in aeronautics from the California Institute of Technology. In 1952, Mandelbrot went back to Paris for a doctorate in mathematics, and worked with John von Neumann at Princeton, New Jersey's Institute for Advanced Study to earn a postdoctoral degree. He later described a series of complex shapes when studying the concept of roughness. Calling these shapes "fractals," he found that they were present in nature and applied his work to other fields, including finance, physics, and biology.

In a statement, French President Nicolas Sarkozy praised Mandelbrot, who had "a powerful, original mind that never shied away from innovation and battering preconceived ideas." Sarkozy said that his country "is proud to have received Benoît Mandelbrot and to have allowed him to benefit from the best education."

In 1958, Mandelbrot began working for for I.B.M. at the company's Thomas J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights, New York. In 1987, he began teaching at Yale University, later becoming Sterling Professor Emeritus of Mathematical Sciences. Mandelbrot received the Wolf Prize in Physics in 1993 and the Japan Prize in 2003, in addition to more than fifteen honorary degrees.

Of his own career, Mandelbrot once said, "If you take the beginning and the end, I have had a conventional career. But it was not a straight line between the beginning and the end. It was a very crooked line." He is survived by Aliette, his wife, Laurent and Didier, his sons, and three grandchildren.


Mathematiker Benoît Mandelbrot gestorben

Cambridge (Massachusetts) (Vereinigte Staaten), 19.10.2010 – Am vergangenen Donnerstag, dem 14. Oktober 2010, starb der Mathematiker Benoît Mandelbrot in Cambridge im US-Bundesstaat Massachusetts an Krebs. Das teilte seine Familie am Samstag (Ortszeit) mit. Der Mathematiker wurde 85 Jahre alt.

Berühmt wurde Mandelbrot als Spezialist auf dem Gebiet der fraktalen Geometrie und der Chaosforschung. Bei einem Fraktal handelt es sich um eine Form, die sich – immer kleiner werdend – unendlich oft wiederholt. Seine Forschungsergebnisse hatten großen Einfluss auf die Mathematik, die Physik und die Biologie. Unter anderem ermöglichten sie die Vermessung von zuvor unmessbaren Wolken und Küstenlinien. (Wie Mandelbrot selbst sagte, sei er auf das mathematische Problem der sich unendlich verzweigenden Fraktale zuerst gestoßen, als er sich die Frage gestellt habe, wie lang die englische Küste sei.) Aber auch in die Kunst hinein hatte seine Forschung Auswirkungen, da sich Fraktale sehr schön bunt illustrieren lassen.

Der Mathematiker wurde im Jahr 1924 in Polen geboren, von wo aus er im Kindesalter mit seiner Familie nach Paris auswanderte. Später studierte und promovierte er dort. Er war lange Zeit seines Lebens im Forschungslabor bei dem Elektronikkonzern IBM im US-Bundesstaat New York beschäftigt. Weiterhin lehrte er an den Universitäten von Cambridge und Yale und wurde mit mehreren Wissenschaftspreisen ausgezeichnet.


بنوا مندلبرو درگذشت

بنوا مندلبرو ریاضی‌دان بزرگ لهستانی-فرانسوی که از مبدعان اصلی برخالها بود که برخال مندلبروت به نام وی نامگذاری شده‌است در ۱۶ اکتبر ۲۰۱۰ در شهر کمبریج ایالت ماساچوست آمریکا و در سن ۸۵ سالگی درگذشت.

«Mathematician Benoît Mandelbrot dies aged 85». ویکی‌پدیای انگلیسی، 17 Octaber


Скончался известный математик Бенуа Мандельброт

В четверг, 14 октября 2010, в Кембридже на 86-ом году жизни скончался математик Бенуа Мандельброт, известный своими пионерскими работами в области фрактальной геометрии.

Бенуа Мандельброт родился в еврейской семье в Варшаве в 1924 году. Но под угрозой немецкого вторжения уже в 12 лет с семьёй переехал в Париж, где попал под влияние своего дяди, известного математика, Шолема Мандельбройта, входящего в состав группы математиков, известной как Николя Бурбаки. После войны математический дар Бенуа позволил поступить ему в Сорбонну, не окончив школу. В процессе обучения проявилось исключительное пространственное воображение будущего учёного: даже алгебраические задачи Мандельброт решал на основе геометрических представлений.

После окончания университета, получив диплом доктора философии, Мандельброт отправляется в США, где в 1958 году начинает работать в компании IBM. Однако далеко отходит от прикладных задач гиганта электронной промышленности, занимаясь проблемами лингвистики, теории игр, экономики, аэронавтики, географии, физиологии, астрономии, физики.

Основным достижением научной деятельности Мендальброта стала разработка понятия фрактала и основание нового математического направления, получившего название фрактальная геометрия. Фракталами называют сложные геометрические фигуры, обладающие самоподобием. Каждый фрагмент фрактала повторяется при уменьшении масштаба фигуры.

В настоящее время фракталы можно встретить повсюду. Например, уравнения фракталов помогают голливудским компьютерам создавать более реалистичные ландшафты, а докторам измерять красные кровяные тельца неправильной формы, чтобы разработать новые лекарства. Фрактальные структуры часто встречаются в природе. Например, фрактальную структуру имеют листья растений.

За свои достижения Бенуа Мандельброт был отмечен рядом престижных наград. В частности, он является лауреатом премии Вольфа в области физики, а также лауреатом премии Японии.

16 октября 2010 года


Mercury astronaut Walter Schirra dies, aged 84

Former NASA Astronaut Walter Marty Schirra, Jr (born March 12, 1923), a member of the original Mercury Seven and the fifth American in space, has died at the age of 84.

Schirra, who is best known for flying the Mercury-Atlas 8 mission, launched on October 3, 1963, is believed to have died of natural causes on May 3, 2007.

"With the passing of Wally Schirra, we at NASA note with sorrow the loss of yet another of the pioneers of human spaceflight. As a Mercury astronaut, Wally was of a member of the first group of astronauts to be selected, often referred to as the Original Seven," said NASA Administrator Michael Griffin in a statement posted on NASA's website.

Schirra also flew on the Gemini 6A mission, which was involved, along with Gemini 7, in the first rendezvous in orbit between two manned spacecraft. His third and final mission was the first manned Apollo flight, Apollo 7, during which he and two other astronauts tested the Apollo spacecraft in low Earth orbit, ahead of later lunar flights.

He was the only astronaut to fly on Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo flights. Following his death, only two of the Mercury Seven, John Glenn and Scott Carpenter remain alive.


Walter Schirra (84) overleden

Voormalig NASA Astronaut Walter Marty Schirra, Jr, een van de astronauten van de originele Mercury Seven missie en de vijfde Amerikaan in de ruimte, is op 3 mei overleden aan een hartaanval. Hij werd 84 jaar.

Schirra is vooral bekend als de piloot van de Mercury-Atlas 8 missie, gelanceerd op 3 oktober 1963.


Mozilla, Creative Commons, Wikimedia Foundation announce Bassel Khartabil Free Culture fellowship following execution of open culture activist

On Friday, several free knowledge, culture and open source oriented organisations — Creative Commons, Mozilla, and the Wikimedia Foundation, amongst others — collectively announced a three-year commitment for a free-culture fellowship to honour Bassel Khartabil's continuing influence on the open web, during the Wikimedia's annual conference Wikimania in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Palestinian-Syrian Khartabil was held in captivity under the Syrian government starting in 2012 and went silent in prison in 2015.  Early this month his wife confirmed Khartabil had been executed in 2015.

Khartabil worked as a computer engineer and contributed to Mozilla and Wikipedia. A supporter of free access to knowledge and culture, Khartabil co-founded Syria's first hackerspace, Aiki Lab, and led Creative Commons' Syrian project.

The fellowship to honour Khartabil aims to promote free culture in various forms, including art, music, software, and community. On their official blog, Creative Commons said they would encourage applications from the Levant, Middle East, and North Africa.

Amazon Web Services is to act as a supporting partner and the fellows would receive a stipend of US$50 thousand over the course of ten months. The fellowship is to be awarded on a one-year basis, which could be renewed. Additionally, the organisations are to provide up to US$3000 for the candidates to purchase equipment and software.

Promoting candidates from "closed societies" from the countries with a history of oppression of freedom of expression and access to free knowledge, the fellowship laid three requirements for the eligibility. The applicants must have a history of contribution to the open source/access or free culture communities, and propose in their application an initiative promoting free culture values, and in which the fellowship would be their primary work focus. The fellowship applications are to be accepted from February, and the fellowship is to be awarded in April.

Apart from contributing to Mozilla and Red Hat, Bassel Khartabil developed "Aiki", an open source framework which is currently used by Open Clip Art and Open Font Library. He was listed among Top Global Thinkers by Foreign Policy, and given a Digital Freedom Award by the Index on Censorship.

Khartabil was arrested by the Syrian military in March 2012.  Following time in a Syrian General Intelligence Directorate facility, nine months after his arrest he was transferred to Adra Prison, and permitted family visits. He was relocated to an undisclosed facility in October 2015, and executed soon after. His wife, Noura Ghazi Safadi, confirmed Khartabil's death on August 1 via a Facebook post.


Organizaciones de cultura libre anuncian un programa de becas en honor a Bassel Khartabil

En el discurso de apertura de Wikimania 2017 en Montreal, Canadá; la directora ejecutiva de la Fundación Wikimedia Katherine Maher anunció el lanzamiento de un programa de becas en honor a Bassel Khartabil, el activista de software libre que estaba desaparecido desde 2015 en Siria y en los últimos días se confirmo su ejecución.

El programa es organizado por la Fundación Wikimedia, Creative Commons, GlobalVoices, Mozilla, #NEWPALMIRA, YallaStartup y SMEX y cuenta como auspiciante a Amazon, tiene una duración de un año con derecho a ser renovado. Tiene como propósito promover la música, el arte y el software libres. Y se alienta las propuestas de personas del Levante, Este Medio y Norte de África. La beca consiste en 50 000 dólares a repartir en diez meses y 3000 dólares para adquirir equipamiento informático, fotográfico y software (SIC).

Khartabil era un conocido wikimedista y promotor de la cultura libre sirio, en 2012 fue detenido por las autoridades de su país y no tuvo noticias sobre su paradero y estado de salud hasta hace unos pocos días en la que su ejecución sumaria fue confirmada por su esposa.

Se destacó por traducir al árabe las licencias Creative Commons, y fue el creador del primer hackrrspace de Siria y de Wikimedia Commons Siria. Ademas fue el líder de proyecto de Creative Commons de su país.


Opensoftwarepionier Bassel Khartabil (34) geëxecuteerd

Bassel Khartabil Safadi, over wiens lot onzekerheid bestond sinds 2015, blijkt al datzelfde jaar in een Syrische gevangenis te zijn geëxecuteerd. Dit bericht bereikte zijn vrouw.

Op 15 maart 2012 werd hij vastgezet door de Syrische autoriteiten. Na negen maanden waarin de autoriteiten geen contact toestonden met de buitenwereld, werd hij overgebracht naar de Adra-gevangenis in Damascus. Hier mocht hij ook zijn familie ontvangen.

Op 3 oktober 2015 werd hij naar een onbekende plaats gebracht. De Assad-regering hield zich altijd stil over de dood van Khartabil. Zijn weduwe, Noura Ghazi Safadi, ontving nu meer dan twee jaar later het bericht dat hij werd geëxecuteerd. Dit werd haar kenbaar gemaakt door - volgens de boodschappers zelf - overheidsfunctionarissen die het voorval van dichtbij kennen.

Het zou kort na zijn overplaatsing zijn gebeurd en zij vermoedt dat dit in oktober 2015 moet zijn geweest. Een maand later hoorde zij namelijk al het gerucht dat hij door de militaire rechtbank ter dood zou zijn veroordeeld. Zij maakte het bericht op 1 augustus jongsleden bekend via haar Facebook-pagina.

Sinds de Syrische burgeroorlog in 2011 begon, zijn er naar berekening van het Syrische Netwerk voor de Mensenrechten (SNHR) 106.000 mensen om verdachte omstandigheden vastgezet. 65.000 van hen zijn met geweld verdwenen.

Khartabil was een opensoftwarepionier die onder meer betrokken was bij de programmering achter Firefox en Open Clip Art Library, en de organisatie van een conferentie om Creative Commons-licenties te vertalen naar het Arabisch. Hij leverde geregeld bijdragen op Wikipedia. Daarnaast was hij oprichter van en ontwikkelaar bij Creative Commons Syrië en het project #NewPalmyra, dat bezig is met een digitale reconstructie van de  deels verwoeste antieke Syrische stad Palmyra.

De opensoftwarecommunity voerde sinds zijn verdwijning de actie Free Bassel Khartabil. Tot augustus 2017 hield zij hoop dat hij nog steeds in leven was.

Khartabil werd in 2012 uitgeroepen tot Top Global Thinker door het magazine Foreign Policy. In 2013 werd hij onderscheiden met de Digital Freedom Award van Index on Censorship.


Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal dead at 96

Holocaust survivor and famous Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal, founder of the center that bears his name, has passed away this morning at his home in Vienna, Austria. He was 96.

Wiesenthal was born December 31, 1908 in Buchach, then part of Austria-Hungary, and studied in Prague. He settled in Poland and was forced to work in a factory after the Soviet Union had invaded Poland, following the Hitler-Stalin pact. When the Germans then turned on the Soviet Union in 1941, Wiesenthal was caught and interned in several concentration camps. He was liberated when American forces reached the Mauthausen concentration camp in May 1945.

Wiesenthal devoted almost his entire Post-WWII life tracking down and pursuing Nazi war criminals.  In 1947 he and thirty colleages founded the Jewish Documentation Center in Linz, Austria which was devoted to collecting information on the whearabouts of war criminals and the documentation of their crimes. But the brewing cold war caused the U.S. and Soviet Union to quickly lose interest in the prosecution of Nazis. Wiesenthal closed the Linz centre in 1954 but gained new hope with the capture of Adolf Eichmann, whom he helped to track down. Possibly his biggest success was the capture and trial of Franz Stangl, commandant at the Treblinka extermination camp. In total he and the Simon Wiesenthal center he set up in the U.S. in 1977 is thought to have brought some 1100 war criminals to justice. But he failed to capture Gestapo chief Heinrich Müller and Auschwitz "doctor" Josef Mengele.

Wiesenthal's life was not without controversy. Austrian chancellor Bruno Kreisky, himself a Jewish person, accused Wiesethal of being part of "certain mafia" seeking to besmirch Austria and claimed Wiesenthal collaborated with the Nazis to survive. On the other hand Wiesenthal refused to condemn Kurt Waldheim, former U.N. Secretary-General and Austrian president, for being a officer of the German army during WWII, something which alienated him from American Jewish groups.

Israeli president Moshe Katsav called Wiesenthal the "biggest fighter" of his generation. "He represented the morality of humanity; he represented the free world, the democratic world. He devoted his life to fighting racism, anti-Semitism, Nazism and he really contributed to making a better world for the next generation", Katsav said during a visit to Latvia.

Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany said: "Humanity is poorer because a just man, Simon Wiesenthal, is gone".

German president Horst Köhler said that Wiesenthal sought "justice, not revenge or hatred. That was an expression of a personality embossed with deep humanitarianism. He remains a role model for us to fight injustice persistently and forceful".


Simon Wiesenthal gestorben

Wien (Österreich), 20.09.2005 – Im Alter von 96 Jahren verstarb in Wien Simon Wiesenthal, der Gründer des Simon Wiesenthal Center, das sich um die Verfolgung nationalsozialistischer Kriegsverbrecher und Führer bemühte. Besonderes Aufsehen erregte das Aufspüren und die Festnahme von Adolf Eichmann 1960 in Argentinien.

Wiesenthal wurde 1908 in der heutigen Ukraine geboren. Während der Kriegsjahre war er selbst in mehreren Konzentrationslagern eingeliefert worden. Im Jahr 2003 zog sich Wiesenthal aus der Öffentlichkeit zurück. Er erhielt noch am 9. Juni 2005 vom österreichischen Bundespräsidenten Heinz Fischer das Goldene Ehrenzeichen der Republik Österreich. Nun starb Wiesenthal an Altersschwäche. Marvin Hier, Leiter des Wiesenthal-Zentrums in Los Angeles, sagte dazu: „Simon Wiesenthal ist friedlich in seinem Haus entschlafen“.


Simon Wiesenthal est mort, à l'âge de 96 ans

Simon Wiesenthal, célèbre « chasseur de nazis » s'est éteint à Vienne dans son sommeil à 96 ans. C'est ce qu'a indiqué le rabbin Marvin du centre Simon-Wiesenthal de Los Angeles.

« On se souviendra de lui comme de la conscience de l’Holocauste. D’une certaine manière il était devenu le représentant permanent des victimes de la Shoah, déterminé à produire les auteurs du plus grand des crimes devant la justice » a-t-il dit en mémoire du défunt.

Simon Wiesenthal, né en 1908 en Pologne (empire austro-hongrois à l'époque) avait été déporté par les Nazis vers cinq différents camps d'extermination. À sa sortie, en 1945 il s'était juré de retrouver les criminels qui avaient organisé l'Holocause. Pour lui, la mémoire passait par la justice. Ses centres ont largement contribué à retrouver 1 000 criminels, dont le célèbre chef SS Adolf Eichmann, enlevé par les services israéliens en 1960, puis jugé et exécuté.


訃報 サイモン・ヴィーゼンタール氏

ホロコーストの生き残りで「ナチ狩り」として知られ、自身の名を冠したナチの戦犯追及組織サイモン・ヴィーゼンタール・センターを創設したサイモン・ヴィーゼンタール氏が、オーストリアのウィーンの自宅で20日の朝（欧州中央夏時間、UTC+2）死去した。96歳だった。

ヴィーゼンタール氏は1908年12月31日オーストリア・ハンガリー帝国領のブチャチで生まれ、プラハで大学生活を送った。卒業後はポーランドに住み、独ソ不可侵条約によりソ連がポーランドに侵攻した後は工場で強制労働に従事した。1941年にドイツが同条約を破り、ポーランドに侵攻すると、ヴィーゼンタール氏は捕らえられ、強制収容所に送られた。いくつかの強制収容所に収監された後、1945年5月にマウトハウゼン強制収容所（現在はオーストリア）で解放された。

ヴィーゼンタール氏は第二次世界大戦後のほとんどすべての人生を、ナチ戦犯の追求にささげた。1947年に、30人の仲間とともに、オーストリアのリンツにユダヤ人文書センターを設立した。ユダヤ人文書センターは、戦争犯罪人とその犯罪についての文書をどのような種類であれ集めることを目的とした。しかし米ソ間の冷戦は、急速にナチの戦争犯罪の追及から世人の関心を失わせた。1954年、ヴィーゼンタール氏はリンツの文書センターを閉鎖したが、自身が追跡に協力したアドルフ・アイヒマンの逮捕が成功したことで、活動を続ける希望をもった。ヴィーゼンタール氏の最大の成功は、おそらくトレブリンカ強制収容所長フランツ・シュタングルの捕獲と裁判であろう。ヴィーゼンタール氏は、1977年にアメリカ合衆国に設立したサイモン・ヴィーゼンタール・センターと共同で、約1100人のナチ戦争犯罪人を発見し、裁判を受けさせた。けれどもヴィーゼンタール氏は、ゲシュタポの責任者だったハインリッヒ・ミュラー長官とアウシュビッツの主任医師で「死の天使」といわれたヨーゼフ・メンゲレ医師を捉えることはできなかった。

ヴィーゼンタール氏の人生は論争と無縁のものではなかった。自身ユダヤ人であるブルーノ・クライスキー・オーストリア元首相は、ヴィーゼンタール氏がオーストリアに泥を塗ろうとする「とあるマフィア」の一員であり、ヴィーゼンタール氏は生き延びるためにナチに協力していたと非難した。ウィキペディア日本語版によれば、ヴィーゼンタール氏はクライスキー元首相が組閣したとき、数人の閣僚が過去にナチ党員だったことを指摘した。一方で、ヴィーゼンタール氏はクルト・ヴァルトハイム元国連事務総長・オーストリア元大統領が、第二次世界大戦中ドイツ国防軍将校だったことを咎めることは拒否した。このため、ヴィーゼンタール氏は、アメリカのいくつかのユダヤ人団体といくらか疎遠になった。

イスラエルのモシェ・カツァヴ大統領はヴィーゼンタール氏を「この世代の最も偉大な闘士」と呼んで称えた。カツァヴ大統領は滞在先のラトビアで「ヴィーゼンタール氏は道徳と人類愛を体現していた。ヴィーゼンタール氏は自由世界、民主主義世界を体言していた。人種差別、反ユダヤ人主義、ナチズムと闘うために生涯を捧げ、時代のためによりよい世界を作ることにまさしく貢献した」と語った。

ハンガリーの首相ジュルチャーニ・フェレンツ首相は「人類は乏しくなってしまった。正義の人、サイモン・ヴィーゼンタール氏がいなくなってしまったからだ」と語った。

ドイツのホルスト・ケーラー大統領は、ヴィーゼンタール氏が正義を追求し、「復讐や憎しみを求めたのではなかった。このことは深い人類主義によって彩られた人間性の現れだった。ヴィーゼンタール氏は絶え間なく暴力に満ちた不正と闘うための模範でありつづける」と語った。

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Szymon Wiesenthal, działacz żydowski, zmarł w wieku 96 lat

Szymon Wiesenthal, żydowski działacz na rzecz ścigania nazistowskich zbrodniarzy oraz więzień obozu koncentracyjnego zmarł w poniedziałek rano w swoim domu w Wiedniu, w Austrii w wieku 96 lat.

Wiesenthal urodził się 31 grudnia 1908 roku w Buczaczu, w Austro-Węgrzech. Początkowo studiował na Politechnice Lwowskiej, jednak później przeniósł się do Pragi ze względu na nasilające się wystąpienia antyżydowskie. Potem osiedlił się w Polsce i został przymusowo skierowany do pracy w fabryce, kiedy wojska Związku Radzieckiego wkroczyły 17 września 1939 roku na ziemie Polski. W 1941 roku został złapany i wysłany kolejno do kilku obozów koncentracyjnych. Wolność odzyskał w 1945 roku dzięki wyzwoleniu obozu w Mauthausen przez Amerykanów.

W 1947 roku wraz z kilkunastoma ośrodkami naukowymi założył w Linzu (Austria) organizację Jewish Documentation Center. Jej zadaniem było gromadzenie dokumentacji dotyczącej zbrodni i zbrodniarzy wojennych. Wiesenthal przyczynił się do złapania i skazania 1100 nazistów.

Izraelski prezydent Moshe Katsav nazwał Wiesenthala "największym wojownikiem" jego pokolenia. Reprezentował moralność ludzkości i wolny oraz demokratyczny świat. Oddał swoje życie za walkę z rasizmem,  antysemityzmem, nazizmem oraz przyczynił się do utworzenia świata lepszym dla przyszłych pokoleń - dodał.

Premier Węgier, Ferenc Gyurcsany, określił ludzkość po śmierci Wiesenthala jako "uboższą".


Nelson Mandela dies aged 95

The former president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, died today at 95. He had been receiving intensive care at home following a lung infection.

Earlier in the day, a large group of friends and family arrived at Mandela's home, which fuelled speculation that Mandela's health had taken a turn for the worse.

Jacob Zuma, the current president of the country, said in a televised address following Mandela's death: "Our nation has lost its greatest son."

Mandela spent 27 years doing hard labour in prison, much of it on Robben Island, during the era of apartheid before becoming the first black president of South Africa in 1994. He spent five years as president but has become recognised the world over as a visionary and moral leader. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.

US President Barack Obama said of Mandela: "To so many of us, he was more than just a man — he was a symbol of the struggle for justice, equality, and dignity in South Africa and around the globe. His sacrifice was so great that it called upon people everywhere to do what they could on behalf of human progress."

David Cameron, the British prime minister, paid tribute to Mandela: "A great light has gone out in the world. Nelson Mandela was a hero of our time."

UN General Secretary Ban Ki-Moon said Mandela "was a giant for justice and a down-to-earth human inspiration", while the President of Brazil Dilma Rousseff said Mandela would "guide all those who fight for social justice and for peace in the world".

Former US President Bill Clinton said: "Today the world has lost one of its most important leaders and one of its finest human beings. History will remember Nelson Mandela as a champion for human dignity and freedom, for peace and reconciliation."

Former British prime minister Tony Blair also paid tribute to Mandela: "Through his leadership, he guided the world into a new era of politics in which black and white, developing and developed, north and south, despite all the huge differences in wealth and opportunity, stood for the first time together on equal terms. Through his dignity, grace and the quality of his forgiveness, he made racism everywhere not just immoral but stupid; something not only to be disagreed with, but to be despised. In its place he put the inalienable right of all humankind to be free and to be equal."


Mor l'expresident sud-africà Nelson Mandela

L'expresident sud-africà, Nelson Mandela, va morir ahir als 95. Fa uns quants mesos patia d'una infecció pulmonària. Fou la icona de la lluita antiapartheid al país i va preferir la reconciliació amb els blancs. Gràcia a aquesta posició, va poder negociar amb el govern De Klerk les condicions de la fi del sistema de “desenvolupament separat”.

El president Zuma va anunciar la notícia: “Compatriotes, el nostre estimat Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, el president fundador de la nostra nació democràtica ha traspassat (…) Ho ha fet pacíficament, a casa seva.” La majoria part dels caps d'Estat van retre homenatge al difunt i van difondre llur missatge de simpatia.


Forpasis Nelson Mandela

La prezidanto de Sud-Afriko anoncis la forpason de la 95-aĝa eksprezidanto kaj Nobel-premiito pri paco, Nelson Mandela en lia domo.

La iama prezidanto estis en sia domo post monatoj malsama pri pulma infekto. Lia filino merkrede anoncis ke sia patro estis forta, sed ĵus mortonta.

Minutoj antaŭ la oficiala komuniko, granda kvanto da kuracistoj kaj polico iris al la domo de Mandela.

Rolihlahla Dalibunga Mandela, ankaŭ konata kiel Madiba sialande, estis advokato kaj sudafrika politikisto. Mandela naskiĝis la 18-an de julio 1918 ĉe Mvezo, vilaĝo 300-loĝantara proksime al Umtata en Transkejo (Orienta Kaboprovinco). En 1962 estis arestita kaj kondamnita pro sabotado, ktp, dumvive. Li estis 27 jaroj enkarcerigita pun-laborante en kalka minejo, kie lia sano ekmalpliboniĝis. Post esti liberigita, li ricevis la Nobel-Premion pri paco kaj aliaj 250 premiojn tra la tuta mondo.

Mandela estis la prizonulo numero 466/64, tio signifas ke li estis la kaptito numero 466 en 1964, sur la insulo Robben. Li iĝis simbolo de la kontraŭ-apartisma lukto ene kaj ekstere de sia lando. La lasta fojo aperinta publike estis dum la Futbala Mondpokalo 2010 en Johanesburgo.