The Guardian • obituary
Issue #1957
Gilda Chacón
“The physical disappearance of our dear colleague Gilda Chacón Bravo constitutes a sensitive loss for the Cuban and International Trade Union Movement.”
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Issue #1965
Auschwitz liberator dies at 98
David Dushman, [one of] the last surviving Soviet soldier involved in the liberation of the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz, has died in Germany, aged 98.
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Issue #1978
Mikis Theodorakis: of his times and for the people
On 2nd September, the internationally renowned Greek composer, Mikis Theodorakis passed away in Athens aged ninety-six years.
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Issue #2013
Vale Max Hunt
For nearly four decades, Max Hunt worked quietly and with utter dedication and reliability for the Communist Party of Australia, including wrapping and posting copies...
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Issue #1978
Vale Fred Paterson
Born on the 13th June 1897 on a pig farm at Gladstone, Fred Paterson became the first communist elected to a state parliament in Australia.
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Issue #1989
Rob Gowland: a life of quiet, committed struggle
Robert Leslie Gowland, or Rob as friends and comrades call him, used to say he was born into the Party.
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Issue #2019
Memorial held in Sydney for beloved comrade
A mass memorial was held for Sydney environmental and trade union activist Ishtiaq Varlin, 28, on Saturday 6th August at Alexandria town hall following his...
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Issue #1957
Vale Gilda Chacón-Bravo
It was with great sadness we received the news in Australia of the passing of comrade Gilda Chacón on the 8th April 2021.
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