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Commandant Lakhdar Bouragaa

لخضر بورقعة

Algeria

1933 – 2020 (87 years old)

Heroic ALN commander in Wilaya 4 and co-founder of the FFS, who remained an unbending champion of democracy and popular sovereignty until his death at age 87.

Algiers, Algeria

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Gisèle Halimi

Zeiza Gisèle Élise Taïeb

Tunisia

27 July 1927 – 28 July 2020 (93 years old)

Tunisian-born French lawyer and feminist icon who defended Algerian FLN militants against military torture, co-founded the movement Choisir la Cause des Femmes with Simone de Beauvoir, and won the landmark Bobigny Trial.

Paris, France

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John Lewis

John Robert Lewis

United States

21 February 1940 – 17 July 2020 (80 years old)

American statesman and civil rights leader who was one of the 'Big Six' leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, survived brutal beatings on Bloody Sunday in Selma, and served over three decades in Congress.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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Abdelkader El Amoudi

عبد القادر العمودي

Algeria

1925 – 2020 (95 years old)

Founding member of the Historic 22 hailing from the Souf oases, who played a vital role in arming and funding the revolutionary maquis from the southern borders.

Algiers, Algeria

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Lina Ben Mhenni

Switzerland

c. 1984 – 2020 (36 years old)

Lina Ben Mhenni was a Tunisian Internet activist, blogger and lecturer in linguistics at Tunis University. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to resistance.

Geneva, Switzerland

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Giovanny Romero Infante

Peru

c. 1989 – 2020 (31 years old)

Giovanny Romero Infante, also known as Gio Infante, was a Peruvian journalist and LGBT activist.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to resistance.

Lima, Peru

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Ralph Weymouth

United States

c. 1918 – 2020 (102 years old)

Ralph Weymouth was an American decorated Vice Admiral of the United States Navy and anti-nuclear campaigner.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to resistance.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Isabel Cabanillas

Mexico

c. 1994 – 2020 (26 years old)

On January 18, 2020, Isabel Cabanillas de la Torre, a mother, artist, and Women's Rights activist, was killed in Juarez City, Mexico after not returning home from a night out at a bar. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to resistance.

Mexico City, Mexico

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Michael Posluns

Canada

c. 1942 – 2020 (78 years old)

Michael Posluns was a notable Canadian journalist and researcher. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to resistance.

Ottawa, Canada

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Guy Charmot

France

c. 1915 – 2019 (104 years old)

Guy Charmot was a French military doctor and member of the French resistance during World War II.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to resistance.

Paris, France

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Bernice Sandler

United States

c. 1929 – 2019 (90 years old)

Bernice Resnick Sandler was an American women's rights activist. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to resistance.

Washington, D.C., United States

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John Kouns

United States

c. 1930 – 2019 (89 years old)

John Kouns was a photographer and social justice activist who played an important role in documenting the United Farm Workers movement and the Civil Rights Movement.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to resistance.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Chandrashekhar Shankar Dharmadhikari

India

c. 1928 – 2019 (91 years old)

Chandrashekhar Shankar Dharmadhikari was an Indian judge, independence activist, lawyer, author. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to resistance.

New Delhi, India

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Suzy Post

United States

c. 1934 – 2019 (85 years old)

Suzanne Post was a civil rights activist in the struggle against discrimination and social injustice in Kentucky. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to resistance.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Asma Belkhodja-Réhaïem

أسماء بلخوجة رحيم

Tunisia

1930 – 2018 (88 years old)

Historic pioneer of Tunisian female anti-colonial resistance who was arrested in 1952 for organizing women's marches, co-founded the Union des Jeunes Filles de Tunisie, and built national literacy networks.

Tunis, Tunisia

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Leslie Wyche

United States

c. 1945 – 2018 (73 years old)

Leslie Wyche (1944–2018) was a New York City community activist, and a long time Harlem resident. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to resistance.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Paul Booth

United States

c. 1944 – 2018 (74 years old)

Paul Booth was an American activist, anti-war protester, and lifelong labor organizer.. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to resistance.

Washington, D.C., United States

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Frankie Muse Freeman

United States

c. 1917 – 2018 (101 years old)

Marie Frankie Muse Freeman was an American civil rights attorney, and the first woman to be appointed to the United States Commission on Civil Rights (1964–79), a federal fact-finding body that investigates complaints alleging discrimination. Celebrated internationally for distinguished contributions to resistance.

Washington, D.C., United States

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