ROBERT D. McFADDEN
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Mangosuthu Buthelezi, Zulu Nationalist and a Mandela Rival, Dies at 98
He was a powerful force as apartheid ended and bargaining over South Africa’s future began, emerging as a voice for tribal and ethnic rights, and...
Mohamed al-Fayed, Tycoon Whose Son Died With Diana, Is Dead at 94
An Egyptian businessman, he built an empire of trophy properties in London, Paris and elsewhere, but it was overshadowed by a fatal car crash that...
James L. Buckley, Conservative Senator in Liberal New York, Dies at 100
In 1970, Mr. Buckley, the son of an oil tycoon and the brother of a leading force on the right, became the first third-party candidate...
Peter Nero, Pianist Who Straddled Genres, Is Dead at 89
He soared to popularity with a swinging hybrid of classics and jazz. He later conducted the Philly Pops, often with one hand while the other...
John B. Goodenough, 100, Dies; Nobel-Winning Creator of the Lithium-Ion Battery
An unassuming professor who remained active into his 90s, he is credited with the breakthrough that gave rise to the batteries powering today’s electronic devices.
Daniel Ellsberg, Who Leaked the Pentagon Papers, Is Dead at 92
Deeply disturbed by the accounting of American deceit in Vietnam, he approached The New York Times. The disclosures that followed rocked the nation.
Robert Gottlieb, Eminent Editor From le Carré to Clinton, Dies at 92
At Simon & Schuster, Alfred A. Knopf and The New Yorker, he polished the work of a who’s who of mid-to-late 20th century writers.
James G. Watt, Interior Secretary Under Reagan, Dies at 85
Mr. Watt once declared that Interior Department policies over years had swung too far toward conservation under the influence of “environmental extremists.”
James G. Watt, Interior Secretary Under Reagan, Dies at 85
Mr. Watt once declared that Interior Department policies over years had swung too far toward conservation under the influence of “environmental extremists.”
Sam Zell, 81, Tycoon Whose Big Newspaper Venture Went Bust, Dies
With a fortune made in real estate, he went into the media business in a landmark leveraged buyout of the Tribune Company in 2007. Bankruptcy...