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    • Tuesday, 25 February, 2020
      Middle Eastern economy
      Hosni Mubarak, former president of Egypt, 1928-2020

      Former strongman whose 30-year reign ended with 2011 revolution

    • Friday, 21 February, 2020
      Zara Steiner
      Zara Steiner, historian, 1928-2020

      No historian did more to let the light in on the workings of European diplomacy

    • Friday, 14 February, 2020
      Joseph Shabalala
      Joseph Shabalala, leader of Ladysmith Black Mambazo, 1941-2020

      A perfectionist who trod softly both on stage and off

    • Friday, 7 February, 2020
      Africa
      ‘Mad Mike’ Hoare, mercenary, 1919-2020

      He gave a tawdry glamour to the world’s second oldest profession

    • Thursday, 6 February, 2020
      Kirk Douglas
      Kirk Douglas, Hollywood actor, 1916—2020

      For a postwar movie generation Kirk Douglas was the definition of ‘macho’

    • Tuesday, 4 February, 2020
      Kenya
      Daniel arap Moi, former president of Kenya, 1924-2020

      Autocratic paternalist who dispensed patronage in the name of the state

    • Friday, 31 January, 2020
      Lina Ben Mhenni
      Lina Ben Mhenni, blogger and activist, 1983-2020

      The ‘Tunisian Girl’ who exposed the secrets of an oppressive regime

    • Friday, 24 January, 2020
      Clayton M. Christensen
      Clayton Christensen, author of ‘The Innovator’s Dilemma’, 1952-2020

      Management thinker hooked generations of entrepreneurs on ‘disruptive innovation’

    • Thursday, 23 January, 2020
      Terry Jones
      Terry Jones, actor, writer and director, 1942-2020

      The versatile Monty Python star who sided with the underdog

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    • Friday, 17 January, 2020
      Elizabeth Wurtzel
      Elizabeth Wurtzel, author and journalist, 1967-2020

      A polarising trailblazer for confessional memoir beloved among young writers

    • Saturday, 11 January, 2020
      Qaboos bin Said of Oman
      Qaboos bin Said Al Said, Sultan of Oman, 1940-2020

      Deft diplomat who brought unity and prosperity to the third-largest country on the Arabian peninsula

    • Friday, 10 January, 2020
      Georges Duboeuf
      Georges Duboeuf, winemaker and distributor, 1933-2020

      The ‘pope of Beaujolais’ who lent cult status to a new wine

    • Wednesday, 8 January, 2020
      Christopher Parkes
      Christopher Parkes, journalist, 1944-2019

      A sharp-eyed editor and foreign correspondent who turned a killing phrase

    • Friday, 3 January, 2020
      Qassem Soleimani
      Qassem Soleimani, Iranian military commander, 1957-2020

      Military man responsible for Tehran’s engagement overseas killed in US air strike

    • Thursday, 2 January, 2020
      Books
      Sonny Mehta, head of Knopf, 1942-2019

      Flamboyant editor who transformed the lives of some of the world’s greatest authors

    • Friday, 20 December, 2019
      Daewoo Motor
      Daewoo founder stood for Korea’s best and worst

      A businessman who helped build the country’s modern economy

    • Sunday, 15 December, 2019
      Felix Rohatyn
      Felix Rohatyn: banker who rescued New York dies at 91

      Quintessential ‘trusted adviser’ at Lazard guided chief executives and politicians

    • Thursday, 12 December, 2019
      Yuri Luzhkov
      Yuri Luzhkov, Russian politician, 1936-2019

      The mayor who rebuilt Moscow in his own image

    • Monday, 9 December, 2019
      FT CollectionsPaul Volcker: his values and legacy
      Paul Volcker, central banker, 1927-2019

      Success at the Federal Reserve laid the groundwork for anti-inflation policies around the world

    • Friday, 6 December, 2019
      Film
      Godfrey Gao, actor and model, 1984-2019

      A rising star of the screen who inspired Asian actors

    • Friday, 29 November, 2019
      Yasuhiro Nakasone
      Yasuhiro Nakasone, Japan prime minister, 1918-2019

      A nationalist who could temper his dogma and made his presence felt across the globe

    • Thursday, 28 November, 2019
      Jonathan Miller (Theatre director)
      Jonathan Miller, comedian, writer and director, 1934-2019

      A polymath whose talent propelled him into showbiz

    • Wednesday, 27 November, 2019
      Clive James
      Clive James, writer, critic and broadcaster, 1939-2019

      Australian spanned the realms of high and popular culture with wry intelligence

    • Monday, 25 November, 2019
      Pearson
      Frank Barlow, former Pearson chief executive, 1930-2019

      Tough but fair Lancastrian helped harness journalistic and commercial talent at FT

    • Friday, 22 November, 2019
      Terry O'Neill
      Terry O’Neill, photographer, 1938-2019

      He helped to change the face of celebrity portraiture in the 1960s

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