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King Norodom Sihanouk obituary
Cambodian monarch who offered the prospect of continuity, but subverted the growth of democracyNo monarch in modern times has embodied the life and fate of his country so completely as Norodom...
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Chadli Bendjedid obituary
Former president of Algeria and creator of a multi-party political systemChadli Bendjedid, who has died of cancer aged 83, was the president of Algeria from 1979 to 1992. During his rule, the republic...
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Keith Campbell obituary
Cell biologist with a key role in the birth of Dolly the sheepThe cell biologist Keith Campbell, who has been found dead at the age of 58, played a leading role in making possible the birth of Dolly...
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Daphne Slater obituary
Actor who made her name during the early years of drama on televisionAs a captivating young ingenue in Shakespeare on stage, and Jane Austen on television, Daphne Slater, who has died aged 84, enjoyed...
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Kath Harris obituary
For the adult students studying at Kensington and Chelsea College in London between 1996 and 2010, their lecturer, Kath Harris (my mother), had a magic touch. The news of her death from cancer at 67...
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Letter: the magic of DJ O'Connor
Dan O'Connor was a fine philosophy teacher, and at Exeter presided over an excellent department for this most slippery of subjects. Appearing ascetic, he proved otherwise once you got to know him: I...
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Claude Cheysson obituary
Former French foreign minister and 'the least diplomatic of all the diplomatic corps'When François Mitterrand was elected president of the French Republic in May 1981, he had an immediate problem....
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John Clive obituary
Character actor best known for his role in The Italian JobThe distinctive character actor John Clive, who has died aged 79, will be best remembered by cinemagoers for his appearances in a string of...
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Sylvia Kristel obituary
Her film career was dominated by her role as EmmanuelleThere can be few film actors so closely associated with one role as was Sylvia Kristel, who has died of cancer aged 60. The title role of the...
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Eduardo de Gregorio
Argentinian director whose films drew heavily on the stories of Jorge Luis BorgesAlthough the Argentinian director and screenwriter Eduardo de Gregorio, who has died aged 70, had lived in Paris since...
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George McGovern obituary
Democratic US presidential candidate who lost to Richard NixonIn the long roll-call of characters involved in the Watergate scandal, there is usually one curious omission – the name of the intended...
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Tony Pawson obituary
Fluent and elegant sports writer for the ObserverTony Pawson, who has died aged 91, was a fluent, elegant sports writer for the Observer. "Cricket, football and fishing were in my blood," he wrote in...
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Brian Jones obituary
Guardian journalist who played a pivotal role in the paper's successful move to London from ManchesterBrian Jones was a pivotal figure at three moments of Guardian history. He was one of the tiny band...
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Sir Wilson Whineray obituary
One of the great captains of the All BlacksSir Wilson Whineray is best remembered by rugby union followers in Britain for a try that was replayed in grainy monochrome on many a winter's afternoon on...
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Deirdre Verrinder obituary
My mother, Deirdre Verrinder, who has died aged 91, was variously a swimming and tennis champion, schoolteacher, wife, mother, grandmother, writer, book editor, genealogist and sailor, all of which...
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Neil Smith obituary
Geographer and anthropologist who studied the effects of the rapid growth of gentrification in citiesNeil Smith, who has died aged 58 of liver failure, brought a new dimension to geography by exploring...
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Robert Currie obituary
Students of politics at Wadham College, Oxford, between 1965 and 2000 may well have encountered better known or more frequently published scholars than Robert Currie, but few will have had as lasting...
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Letter: 'George McGovern was a brave, decent and compassionate man'
George McGovern was often attacked from the right for his opposition to the Vietnam war. In fact, he had a much more distinguished record, as a bomber pilot in the second world war, than most of his...
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Walter Harrison obituary
Wakefield MP and tough Labour deputy chief whip who kept Callaghan in powerWalter Harrison, the long-serving Wakefield MP, who has died aged 91, established an unequalled record in his 13 years as...
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William Walker obituary
Battle of Britain pilot shot down over the Channel in August 1940Shot down by a Luftwaffe Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter in August 1940, the Spitfire pilot William Walker, who has died aged 99, took...
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