In memory of those who “died suddenly” in Tanzania, Nigeria, South Africa, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Ukraine and Russia, May 8-May 15, 2023
Tanzanian FM Bernard Kamilius Membe; Nollywood star Murphy Afolabi (& 2 other actors); S. African lawmaker Joe Mpisi; Russian journalist Eduard Sagalzev, animal rights activist Alexander Novikov; more
TANZANIA
Tanzania’s former Foreign minister Bernard Kamilius Membe has died
May 12, 2023
Tanzania’s former Foreign minister Bernard Kamilius Membe has died aged 69 at a hospital in Dar es Salaam where he had been rushed in the early hours of Friday. Sources said he had chest complications, but the cause of death is still unclear. President Samia Suluhu Hassan praised Membe as a dedicated civil servant and diplomat in her condolence message. Membe served as the Foreign Affairs minister from 2007 to 2015 under the Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete’s administration and had been tipped to succeed him as president in the 2015 general election but was edged out in favour of John Pombe Magufuli.
No cause of death reported.
NIGERIA
Three Nollywood actors and a sound tech “died suddenly”:
Nollywood Star Murphy Afolabi Died at 49 Years Old — Fans Mourn His Loss
May 15, 2023
Nollywood, which is a term widely used for the Nigerian film industry, is in mourning following a string of recent deaths that have occurred in a relatively brief window of time. One of these tragedies involved Nigerian actor and director Murphy Afolabi , who died in his home on May 14, 2023, at the age of 49. According to reports, Murphy died after falling in his bathroom at his home in Lagos. Murphy is just the latest person associated with the Nigerian film industry to die recently. Adedigba Mukaila (Alafin Oro) and Obinna Nwafor (Saint Obi), two other Nigerian actors, also died recently, along with a sound technician known as Techno Sound. The deaths don't appear to be related, but they have left Nollywood in a state of grief.
No cause of death reported.
SOUTH AFRICA
African National Congress member of Gauteng Legislature Joe Mpisi died at age 56
May 13, 2023
Johannesburg - African National Congress (ANC) member of the Gauteng Legislature, Joe Mpisi, has died at the age of 56. Mpisi, who served as the chairperson for the provincial legislature's education portfolio, died on Friday. Gauteng Education Department spokesperson, Steve Mabona, said that Mpisi played a vital role in the oversight of the province's education department.
No cause of death reported.
TURKEY
Three died during the vote
May 14, 2023
Three people died of a heart attack at separate polling stations. In the Black Sea province of Rize, 64-year-old Sheref Kurt was on duty in one of them and suddenly collapsed in the polling station around 9 a.m. from a heart attack. In another Black Sea province in the Akchaabat region of Trabzon, Aysel Ulusoy also died of a heart attack in the cabin of the local mosque. In the northern city of Giresun, 85-year-old Ibrahim Yildiz suffered a heart attack in the classroom where he voted and died.
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AZERBAIJAN
In Gobustan, sudden death of a farmer
May 13, 2023
In Gobustan local resident Zakhid Radzhabov [59] died. According to oxu.az, the man who was working on the land suddenly became ill. There will be an investigation into these facts.
No cause of death reported.
UKRAINE
Two soldiers “died suddenly”:
The head of the Shatsk military registration and enlistment office died
May 11, 2023
Vasyl Matviychuk died suddenly on May 10. This was reported in the Shatsk village council. On May 10, at the age of 51, Vasyl Onofriyovych Matviychuk, Lieutenant Colonel, Head of the Fourth Department of the Kovel RTCC and SP, passed away.
No cause of death reported.
In the Ternopil region, a soldier died suddenly when he went on vacation
May 11, 2023
Mykola Podstrigayev, a 43-year-old resident of Chortkiv, fought in the very hell of the front – the city of Bakhmut. On the eve of his 44th birthday, the command released the soldier on vacation home. But having arrived in his hometown on May 10 and having become temporarily registered in the conscription office at 9 am, he went to friends for his former job and... died suddenly.
No cause of death reported.
An educator “died suddenly”:
"Yesterday we saw how I ran to work": the deputy director of the lyceum No8 in Rivne died suddenly
May 11, 2023
Oksana Melnychuk, long-term deputy director for educational work of the Lyceum No. 8 in Rivne, died prematurely. In the comments under the post, people mention Oksana Melnychuk as a bright and talented teacher.
No age or cause of death reported.
Killed in a “vaxxident”:
In Kharkiv, a man died at the wheel of a car
May 10, 2023
While driving, the driver of the Scania suddenly became ill. The car went off the road and crashed into a tree. This was reported by the press service of the police of Kharkiv region. The incident occurred on May 9 at about 18:00 on Sergei Hrytsevets Street. The investigative-operational group of the police department No. 1 of the KhRUP No. 2 and the ambulance brigade went to the address. Doctors stated the death of a 61-year-old man. His body was sent for forensic examination. Investigators opened criminal proceedings under Part 1 of Art. 115 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine with the note "sudden death".
No cause of death reported.
RUSSIA
A journalist and broadcaster “died suddenly”:
Death of President of National Association of Broadcasters Eduard Sagalaev
May 13, 2023
At the age of 76, the president of the National Association of Broadcasters Eduard Sagalaev has died. "Yes, he died today. He died suddenly," stated a worker at the agency. Sagalaev was born in 1946 in Samarkand in Uzbekistan. His work in Moscow began in 1973, when he took the position of instructor at the department of agitprop at the Central Committee of the Komsomol. In the winter of 1991 Sagalaev was elected as chairman of the Union of Journalists of the USSR. He became one of the founders of private television station TV-6.
No cause of death reported.
In Kursk sudden death of animal rights activist Alexander Novikov
May 11, 2023
Famous Kursk animal rights activist Alexander Novikov died this night of a cardiac arrest. "Only yesterday I was talking to him on the telephone. He was full of ideas and hope. And today Sasha is dead." wrote Ekaterina Khudyakova.
No age reported.
He had his whole life ahead of him. In Russia, only a 14-year-old hockey player died, after training he complained of breathing problems
May 12, 2023
A huge tragedy happened in the Russian city of Perm. Only 14-year-old hockey player Kirill Kharlamov died after being taken to hospital while undergoing training with his team. "After practice, he fell to his knees and said he was having a hard time breathing," the coach of the young hockey players said, according to Hockey News Hub. The medical team tried to help the boy until an ambulance arrived. However, after being transported to the hospital, doctors pronounced the promising hockey player dead.
No cause of death reported.
A soldier “died suddenly”:
Volunteer Bogdan Kolyagin from Velikii Ustyug died after returning from the Special Military Operation
May 11, 2023
Bogdan Vladimirovich Kolyagin from Velikii Ustug died suddenly after returning from the zone of the special military operation. The serviceman went the SVO as a volunteer. For many months he defended the Donbass. In winter the serviceman returned from the hospital. It is known that the serviceman was 44 years old.
No cause of death reported.
A mathematician “died suddenly”:
Ivan Ivanovich Okunev, 63
May 10, 2023
On the 9th May 2023, at the age of 63, Ivan Ivanovich Okunev died suddenly. From his childhood her very much loved mathematics and after school chose the scientific path, he graduated from the Mathematics and Mechanics department, defending his dissertation and becoming a graduate in physics-mathematical science. At the beginning of his career he was involved in teaching. He led a number of organisations, he worked in the Voronezh administration.
No cause of death reported.
A fitness and sport worker “died suddenly”:
Alexander Sidyushkin, 64
May 11, 2023
Today, in the 65th year of life, honoured worker in fitness and sport in Chubash region Alexander Alexandrovich Sidyushkin died suddenly, he has dedicated his entire life to sport. The working life of Alexander Alexandrovich begins as a gym teacher at the Salanchin school. For many years he ran the - subordinate to the Ministry of Sport of Chubash - Child & Youth Sports School of Morgaushsky.
No cause of death reported.
“Died suddenly” in a gym:
Exercise Machine Death: Volgograd Resident Dies during Training
May 11, 2023
The incident happened yesterday at fitness club 365. A 49-year-old man suddenly died in front of other visitors to the business. At that moment he was on one of the fitness machines. An ambulance was called but he died before they arrived.
No cause of death reported.
Vladimir Anatolevich Yevteev
May 13, 2023
Beloresk, Republic of Bashkortostan - Sudden death of Vladimir Anatolevich Yevteev.
No age or cause of death reported.
Mikhail Nikolaevich Chelishchev
May 12, 2023
Beloresk, Republic of Bashkortostan - Sudden death of Mikhail Nikolaevich Chelishchev.
No age or cause of death reported.
Nikolai Petrovich Durakov
May 12, 2023
Beloresk, Republic of Bashkortostan - Sudden death of Nikolai Petrovich Durakov.
No age or cause of death reported.
Larisa Ramazanovna Maksimova
May 12, 2023
Beloresk, Republic of Bashkortostan - Sudden death of Larisa Ramazanovna Maksimova.
No age or cause of death reported.
Maria Matveyeva
May 11, 2023
Sudden passing of Maria Matveyeva.
No age or cause of death reported.
Viktor Ivanov, 61
May 10, 2023
On the 9 May in Barnoul was the funeral ceremony for the leader of the administration of the Federal Supervision Agency for Information Technologies and Communications in Altai region Viktor Ivanov. He died on the 6th May at the age of 61. The cause of death has not been revealed, it is only known, that he died suddenly.
No cause of death reported.
Valerii Viktorovich Bryzgalov
May 9, 2023
Today, 9 May 2023, sudden death of beloved father, husband, sun, brother, uncle, Valerii Viktorovich Bryzgalov.
No age or cause of death reported.
Reported on May 5:
Denis Viktorovich Kocherov
May 5, 2023
Beloresk, Republic of Bashkortostan - Sudden death of Denis Viktorovich Kocherov. Last respects will be 6 May between 1-2 pm at funeral hall Nebesa.
No age or cause of death reported.
The story about the string of deaths in the Nigeria film industry is so crazy.