In memory of those who “died suddenly” in Egypt, Senegal, Nigeria, South Africa, Qatar, Israel, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Ukraine and Russia, June 5-June 12, 2023
Egyptian Mohammad Gwady (exiled in Qatar); Senegalese artist Ndoye Douts; Ukrainian grandmaster Vadim Malakhatko; Russian novelist Pyotr Dikusar, actor Hakim Murtazin; & more
EGYPT
A doctor and former health minister “died suddenly”:
Egypt's former Health Minister dies at 67 due to heart attack
June 6, 2023
Cairo - Former Egyptian Minister of Health Dr. Ahmed Emad El-Din Rady passed away Monday at the age of 67, as a result of a heart attack. Dr. Ahmed Emad El-Din Rady was a Professor of Orthopedics and Orthopedics at Ain Shams Medicine, and a former Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Ain Shams University.
A journalist “died suddenly”:
Family members say beloved AP photo assistant, driver dies at 64
June 12, 2023
Cairo — Moustafa Bassiouni, an intrepid photo assistant and driver for The Associated Press’ Cairo bureau, has died at age 64, family members said Monday. The relatives said he died in a Cairo hospital on Saturday after experiencing a heart attack. Bassiouni, who started as a driver for the bureau in 1991, became a pillar of the AP's Cairo operation. Staffers relied on his street smarts and quick reflexes behind the wheel to cover assignments across the massive metropolis and wider Egypt.
SENEGAL
Ndoye Douts, Senegalese visual artist, died on June 9, 2023, in Dakar
June 9, 2023
Ndoye Douts, a Senegalese visual artist, died on June 9 in Dakar, at the age of 50. The artistic community mourns this playful, generous and prolific figure. There was seriousness behind the apparent naivety and the childish trait cultivated by Ndoye Douts, a Senegalese visual artist who died at 50, in the prime of life. Graduated from his promotion in 1999 of the National School of Fine Arts of Senegal, he was already, at his beginnings, passionate about the "architectural disorder" of his city, Dakar. His installations have often been part of the official program of the Dakar Biennale (Dak’Art), with series of drawings reflecting his city – and by extension, the intensely urban character of the continent.
No cause of death reported.
NIGERIA
Family grieves as varsity student slumps, dies after final exams
June 6, 2023
A 500-Level Mechanical Engineering student of the Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Ayomide Oduntan, last Thursday, slumped and died on campus, throwing his family into mourning. Our correspondent sighted a short video clip of the student celebrating after writing his final examination shortly before he reportedly slumped and died. The final-year student, who would have celebrated his 21st birthday in October, was said to have been rushed to the school hospital for medical care after he slumped. An uncle of the deceased, Wale Saliu, told our correspondent that family members were still in shock over the news of the sudden death of their son who he claimed was not known to be sick.
No cause of death reported.
SOUTH AFRICA
Crèche kid dies suddenly: Parents seek answers, cops investigate
June 5, 2023
A Bonteheuwel family are demanding answers after their eight-month-old baby at crèche was rushed to hospital and died. Mogammat Qiran Canterbury passed away on Friday afternoon after he was taken to Vanguard Day Hospital. It is believed that the infant had been sleeping before his teachers noticed something was wrong. Qiran had been attending Linda’s Day Care in Bontas for the past two months. Dad Tashreeq, 22, said he and his wife Zaidah were both at work when he received a call from the crèche that his son was in the hospital. “When I got there, I found out that my baby had passed away. As the doctors explained it, when the teachers got there from the crèche, he was already dead.” A heartbroken Zaidah, 23, told the Daily Voice that her child was healthy. “I wouldn’t send my sick child to the crèche,” she explained.
No cause of death reported.
QATAR
Doha - Death of Mohammed Gwady, a pillar of modern Arab thought
June 9, 2023
Egyptian intellectual Mohammed Gwady is dead. He breathed his last on June 9, 2023 in Doha, where he had taken refuge since the seizure of power by Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, of whom he was a fierce opponent. He had been battling cancer for several months. He was 65 years old. The announcement of his death sparked many reactions in the Arab world. In the 1980s and 1990s, he became a leading figure in the democracy movement in Egypt, using his pen and his voice to challenge authority and promote democratization. After Abdel Fattah el-Sisi took power in 2013, Gwady became an outspoken opponent of the regime, which forced him to seek refuge in Doha. Despite his exile, he continued to speak and write, refusing to be silent in the face of oppression.
ISRAEL
Border Police cadet dies suddenly following training session
June 4, 2023
Maya Aloni, an 18-year-old Border Police cadet, collapsed after a training session at a Border Police base in Mikhmas. After resuscitation attempts failed, she was pronounced dead. The commander of the Border Police ordered an immediate suspension of training activities and appointed an investigation team under the command of a senior officer to investigate and examine the circumstances of the incident. Maya Aloni joined the Border Police last March. She was a resident of Moshav Sha’ar Ephraim, and is survived by her parents, two brothers, and a sister.
No cause of death reported.
TURKEY
Child, 11, dies after Turkish Airlines flight makes emergency landing in Budapest
June 11, 2023
An 11-year-old child died after losing consciousness on board a Turkish Airlines flight en route to New York from Istanbul, with medical services unable to resuscitate the child after the plane made an emergency landing in Budapest, news agency MTI reported. MTI said the Airport Medical Service was scrambled to the scene after flight TK003 landed in Budapest on Sunday, but the child could not be saved despite prompt medical attention.
No cause of death reported.
AZERBAIJAN
In Neftchalinsky region 46-year-old man dies suddenly during wedding
June 7, 2023
On the 6th June in the village Derdler in Neftchalinsky region a man died suddenly. According to Report, Ramil Mamedov (born 1977) suddenly became ill during the wedding of one of his relatives. According to the preliminary investigation, the man had had a stent installed, he died of a heart attack. There were no signs of trauma or injury on the body of the deceased.
In Poland, Sudden Death of Azerbaijani Student
June 6, 2023
A student from Azerbaijan died suddenly in Poland. It is reported that the student and staff member at the Economics and Human Sciences University in Warsaw, 30-year-old Murad Garaev died from heart failure. The body of Garaev will be returned to Azerbaijan.
UKRAINE
Vadim Malakhatko, 46
June 8, 2023
Ukrainian grandmaster Vadim Malakhatko, two-time Kyiv champion, winner of Olympic bronze and world championship gold medals, open tournament warrior, and passionate organizer of chess tournaments in Ukraine, suddenly died on Monday of a heart attack, aged 46. As an up-and-coming Ukrainian player, he was included in the national team for the 2000 Chess Olympiad in Istanbul. Last Sunday, a day before his passing, he played in a one-day rapid tournament in Kyiv, where he came fifth, remaining undefeated.
An elderly man died in the middle of the road in Kharkiv: details
June 6, 2023
In the Sloboda district of Kharkiv, a 72-year-old man suddenly became ill on the roadway and died. This was reported by the National Police in Kharkiv region. The incident was reported on June 6 at about 6:40 a.m. Law enforcement officers did not find visible signs of violent death on the body of the deceased. The issue of opening criminal proceedings under Part 1 of Art. 115 of the Criminal Code with the note "sudden death".
No cause of death reported.
In the Ternopil region, a long-term former village head died suddenly
June 5, 2023
The former Bilobozhnytskyi (Chortkivshchyna) village head of four convocations Greskiv Yaroslav Lvovych suddenly passed away into eternity. This was reported on the page of the Bilobozhnytska hromada. "Dear community residents, today, June 05, 2023, tragic news shook our community. With sadness and longing we inform you that at the 62nd year of life Yaroslav Lvovych, the former head of the four convocations of GRESKIV, left the world."
No cause of death reported.
RUSSIA
In Ryazan region death of famous novelist Pyotr Dikusar
June 7, 2023
At the age of 67, famous novelist, member of the Russian Writers' Union since 2012, armed forces veteran, Pyotr Andreevich Dikusar suddenly died. Dikusar was a native of Pridnestrov, he was born in 1955 in the village of Podoima. He twice participated in military action, serving an Afghanistan.
No cause of death reported.
Death of actor at Bashkir Theatre of Drama Hakim Murtazin
June 12, 2023
The actor died suddenly on the 12th June in Ufa. Murtazin was born on the 14th March 1975 [48] in the village of Yanybaevo. In 1997 he joined the troupe at the Bashkir State Academic Theatre of Drama. In 2010 the actor was names a honoured artist of the Republic of Bashkortostan.
No cause of death reported.
Death of Administration Head of Civil Defense Vasilii Ponomaryov
June 12, 2023
At the age of 61, the boss of municipal department 'Administration of Berdsk civil defense' Vasilii Ponomaryov has died. "On the 9th May Vasilii Ponomaryov died suddenly," stated the director of the Berdsk administration. The cause of death has not been specified.
Vasilii Vladimirovich Mosalev
June 8, 2023
Beloresk, Republic of Bashkortostan - Sudden death of Vasilii Vladimirovich Mosalev.
No age or cause of death reported.
Sergei Alexandrovich Tyuchkalov, 63
June 7, 2023
Kungur Region - On 6th June 2023, at the age of 63, Sergei Alexandrovich Tyuchkalov died suddenly.
No cause of death reported.
Nikolai Garanin, 69
June 6, 2023
Syzran - The funeral of Ataman [Cossack leader] Nikolai Garanin will take place on 7 June, between 10 and 11 pm. On Monday 5 June, the ataman died suddenly at the age of 69.
No cause of death reported.
Lyudmila Alexandrovna Budueva
June 6, 2023
Beloresk, Republic of Bashkortostan - Sudden death of Lyudmila Alexandrovna Budueva. Last respects will be 8 June at the ritual hall in Kirov street between 1-2 pm.
No age or cause of death reported.
Viktor Vasilevich Filatov
June 6, 2023
Beloresk, Republic of Bashkortostan - Sudden death of Viktor Vasilevich Filatov.
No age or cause of death reported.