Zacharie Séry Bailly, or Séry Bailly, (13 March 1948 – 2 December 2018) was an Ivorian academic, politician and short-story writer. He was born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. He was known as chairperson of Harris Memel-Fotê-Jean Jaurès Fondation in Abidjan, he was also vice-chairman of the Academy of sciences, arts, cultures of Africa and the African diaspora (ASCAD).
Bailly died in Abidjan on 2 December 2018 from complications of surgery, aged 70.
Remedios Loza
Francisca Remedios Loza Alvarado (21 August 1949 – 14 December 2018) was a Bolivian artisan, television presenter and politician. She was born in La Paz.
After hearing her native Aymara language on the radio for the first time in September 1965, Loza became a television presenter. She became the first person of indigenous descent to be seated in the Bolivian National Congress. Loza was a member of the Conscience of Fatherland (CONDEPA) and represented La Paz between 1989 and 2002.
She ran on CONDEPA presidential ticket twice in 1993 and in 1997.
Loza died of stomach cancer on 14 December 2018 in La Paz, aged 69.
President of Bolivia
The President of Bolivia () officially known as the President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia (), is head of state and head of government of Bolivia. The Constitution says the president is elected by popular vote to a five-year term, renewable once. In 2016, in a referendum the country voted to maintain term limits. Since 2009, if no candidate wins a majority, the top two candidates advance to a runoff election.
Jeanine Áñez was the county's first female president.
In October 2020, Luis Arce was elected president.
As of , there are seven living former presidents:
Jaime Paz Zamora
Jaime Paz Zamora (born April 15, 1939) is a Bolivian politician. He was President of Bolivia from August 6, 1989 to August 6, 1993. He was Vice-President between 1982 and 1984.
President of Honduras
The President of Honduras () officially known as the President of the Republic of Honduras (Spanish: "Presidente de la República de Honduras"), is the head of state and head of government of Honduras, and the Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces.
Per the 1982 Constitution of Honduras, the Government of Honduras is made up of three branches: Executive, Legislative and Judicial. The President is the head of the Executive branch. Their job is to "Execute and enforce the Constitution, treaties and conventions, laws and other legal dispositions."
The President is directly elected for a four year term.
Jon Bluming
Johannes Cornelius Bluming (6 February 1933 – 17 December 2018) was a Dutch martial artist, instructor and actor. Bluming held 9th dan in judo, 10th dan in Kyokushin Karate and 10th dan in Hapkido. He was also the coach of two-time Olympic champion Willem Ruska. Bluming was born in Amsterdam.
Bluming died on 17 December 2018 in De Bilt, Netherlands at the age of 85.
Amélie Mummendey
Amélie Mummendey (19 June 1944 – 17 December 2018) was a German social psychologist. From 2007 until her death she was a Vice-Rector for the Graduate Academy at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena. She was born in Bonn, Germany. She held a chair in social psychology at the University of Münster (1980–1997) before taking up a chair in social psychology at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena in 1997.
Mummendey died on 17 December 2018 at the age of 74.
Lebak Regency
Lebak Regency is a regency () of the Indonesian Province of Banten.
Pandeglang Regency
Pandeglang Regency is a regency () of the Indonesian Province of Banten.
Serang Regency
Serang Regency is a regency () of the Indonesian Province of Banten.
Tangerang Regency
Tangerang Regency is a regency () of the Indonesian Province of Banten.
Cilegon
Cilegon is a city Indonesian Province of Banten.
Serang
Serang is a city Indonesian Province of Banten.
South Tangerang
South Tangerang is a city Indonesian Province of Banten.
Anca Pop
Anca Pop (October 22, 1984 – December 16, 2018) was a Romanian-Canadian singer-songwriter. In 2008, she wrote two songs for Goran Bregovic's thirteenth studio album "Champagne for Gypsies". After, she signed with Roton Music. She released four singles: "Free Love", "Super Cool", "Ring Around", and "Loco Poco".
Pop died on December 16, 2018 in a car crash on the Danube river, near the commune Svinița, aged 34.
Robert Neild
Robert Ralph Neild (10 September 1924 – 18 December 2018) was an British economist. He was born in Hertfordshire, England. He was Professor of Economics at Cambridge University.
He was Deputy Director of the National Institute for Economic and Social Research, he was in 1966 appointed as founding Director (with Alva Myrdal and then Gunnar Myrdal as chairman) of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). He also wrote "Public Corruption: The Dark Side of Social Evolution" (Anthem Press).
He died on 18 December 2018 at the age of 94.
Gunnar Myrdal
Karl Gunnar Myrdal (; 6 December 1898 – 17 May 1987) was a Swedish economist and sociologist. In 1974, he received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences with Friedrich Hayek for their work in the theory of money and economic fluctuations. He was best known in the United States for his study of race relations, which is seen in his book "".
Shinobu Sekine
Sekine died on 18 December 2018 at the age of 75.
Joy to the World
"Joy to the World" is a popular Christmas song. English minister Isaac Watts added the words to the song. As of the late 20th century, the song was the most published Christmas hymn in North America.
The words of the hymn are from Isaac Watts. They are based on Psalm 98, 96:11-12 and Genesis 3:17-18. The song was first published in Watts' collection "The Psalms of David" in 1719.
The version of this hymn heard since 1848 is from an edition by Lowell Mason for "The National Psalmist". It was his fourth revision of the tune he named ANTIOCH.
The text appears thus in "The Psalms of David : imitated in the Language of the New Testament, and applied to the Christian State and Worship" (London 1719):
<poem>
"Psalm XCVIII. Second Part."
"The" Messiah's" Coming and Kingdom"
Joy to the World; the Lord is come!
Let earth receive her King!
Let ev'ry heart prepare Him room,
And Heaven and nature sing.
Joy to the earth, the Savior reigns!
Let men their songs employ;
While fields & floods, rocks, hills & plains
Repeat the sounding joy.
No more let sins and sorrows grow,
Nor thorns infest the ground;
He comes to make his blessings flow
Far as the curse is found.
He rules the world with truth and grace,
And makes the nations prove
The glories of His righteousness,
And wonders of His love.</poem>
In the Latter-day Saints' hymn, the refrain in the first verse is "And Saints and Angels Sing".
Modern recordings, mostly those aimed at children, take out the first verse.
A version from the Trinity Choir was very popular in 1911. Since then, the song has been recorded by a number of artists, including Johnny Cash, Mariah Carey, Pat Boone, Ella Fitzgerald, The Supremes and Nat King Cole.
Mel Hutchins
Melvin R. Hutchins (November 22, 1928 – December 19, 2018) was an American basketball player. He played professionally in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1951 to 1958 when he played for the Milwaukee Hawks, Fort Wayne Pistons and New York Knicks. He was born in Sacramento, California.
Hutchins died in 2018 in Encinitas, California from complications of Alzheimer's disease at the age of 90.
Encinitas, California
Encinitas is a beach city in the North County area of San Diego County, California. It is located within Southern California. It is about north of San Diego. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 59,518.
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