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Paolo Rossi
Sports & Athletics
43
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Paolo Rossi

Paolo Rossi
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy
23 September 1956 โ€“ 9 December 2020 (64 years old)

Paolo Rossi was an Italian striker whose predatory finishing, opportunistic movement, and redemption story illuminated the 1982 World Cup in Spain. Scoring an immortal hat-trick to eliminate favorites Brazil, two in the semi-final, and the opening goal in the final against West Germany, he claimed the World Cup, Golden Ball, Golden Boot, and Ballon d'Or in the same magical year.

Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Sadiq al-Mahdi
Statesmanship & Statesmen
22
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Sadiq al-Mahdi

ุงู„ุตุงุฏู‚ ุงู„ู…ู‡ุฏูŠ
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Sudan
December 25, 1935 โ€“ November 26, 2020 (84 years old)

Prominent Sudanese statesman, democratic leader, and Islamic modernist intellectual who served twice as Prime Minister of Sudan and led the National Umma Party and Ansar movement for over half a century.

Omdurman, Sudan
Diego Maradona
Sports & Athletics
160
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Diego Maradona

Diego Armando Maradona
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentina
30 October 1960 โ€“ 25 November 2020 (60 years old)

Diego Armando Maradona was an Argentine football genius endowed with incomparable dribbling artistry, vision, and rebellious charisma. Regarded alongside Pelรฉ as one of the greatest players of all time, he single-handedly captained Argentina to World Cup glory in Mexico in 1986 and transformed underdog SSC Napoli into champions of Italy and Europe.

Dique Lujรกn, Tigre, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi
Statesmanship & Statesmen
13
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Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi

ุณูŠุฏูŠ ู…ุญู…ุฏ ูˆู„ุฏ ุงู„ุดูŠุฎ ุนุจุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ท Mauritania
1938 โ€“ 2020 (82 years old)

First democratically elected civilian President of Mauritania (2007โ€“2008), an economist and statesman who initiated the historic repatriation of Afro-Mauritanian refugees and criminalized slavery.

Aleg, Mauritania
Mahjoubi Aherdane
Statesmanship & Statesmen
23
๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ 0

Mahjoubi Aherdane

ุงู„ู…ุญุฌูˆุจูŠ ุฃุญุฑุถุงู†
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco
c. 1921 โ€“ 2020 (99 years old)

Iconic Amazigh political leader, writer, painter, and minister known as 'Ould El-Atlas' (Son of the Atlas) who founded the Popular Movement (MP) party and championed rural Berber rights.

Khemisset (Middle Atlas), Morocco
Mohamed Melehi
Arts & Music
20
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Mohamed Melehi

ู…ุญู…ุฏ ุงู„ู…ู„ูŠุญูŠ
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco
1936 โ€“ 2020 (83 years old)

Legendary Moroccan abstract painter whose vibrant 'wave' motif revolutionized North African visual arts, co-founding the Casablanca School and the Asilah Cultural Moussem.

Asilah, Morocco
Naรขma
Arts & Music
22
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Naรขma

ู†ุนู…ุฉ
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณ Tunisia
February 27, 1934 โ€“ October 18, 2020 (86 years old)

Beloved Tunisian musical icon whose gentle, crystal-clear voice and vast discography of over five hundred songs earned her recognition as Tunisia's greatest cultural ambassador and songbird of the twentieth century.

Azmour, Tunisia
Arts & Music
7
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Aziz Saรขdallah

ุนุฒูŠุฒ ุณุนุฏ ุงู„ู„ู‡
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Morocco
1950 โ€“ 2020 (70 years old)

Master Moroccan comic actor, playwright, and producer who formed a legendary stage and screen partnership with his wife Khadija Assad, creating classic plays and the iconic sitcom Lalla Fatima.

Casablanca, Morocco
Politics
3
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John Turner

John Napier Turner
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Great Britain
7 June 1929 โ€“ 19 September 2020 (91 years old)

Seventeenth Prime Minister of Canada, track star, and Justice Minister who established the Law Reform Commission and defended parliamentary democracy.

Toronto, Canada
Politics
0
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Pascal Lissouba

Pascal Lissouba
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Republic of the Congo
1931-11-15 โ€“ 2020-08-24 (88 years old)

Eminent geneticist and statesman who made history in August 1992 as the first democratically elected President of the Republic of the Congo, having served as Prime Minister (1963โ€“1966).

Perpignan, France
Hamadi Agrebi
Sports & Athletics
6
๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ 0

Hamadi Agrebi

ุญู…ุงุฏูŠ ุงู„ุนู‚ุฑุจูŠ (ุงู„ุณุงุญุฑ)
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ณ Tunisia
1951 โ€“ 2020 (69 years old)

Legendary midfield playmaker known as 'The Magician' whose sublime technical wizardry at the 1978 World Cup captivated international audiences, and in whose honor the Olympic Stadium of Radรจs was named.

Sfax, Tunisia
Shwikar
Arts & Music
13
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Shwikar

ุดูˆูŠูƒุงุฑ
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ Egypt
1938 โ€“ 2020 (81 years old)

Beloved Grande Dame of Egyptian comedy and musical theater, forming with husband Fouad El-Mohandes the most iconic on-stage comedy duo in modern Arab cultural history.

Cairo, Egypt
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