Obituary Articles

Defender of liberty and champion of human rights, James R. Mancham, passes away

The Club de Madrid Members extend their condolences to his family, his friends and all the people of Seychelles. James R. Mancham was an enthusiastic Member of our organization, always ready to participate and always committed to the cause of democracy, freedom and...

Goodbye to Mario Soares, Portugal’s “father of democracy”

It was not an easy task, but Soares’ endeavor, guided by his unflinching belief in democracy and his well deserved authoritas (he was imprisoned 12 times by the police of the military regime of General Antonio Salazar) was instrumental to allow a peaceful transition...

Democracy pioneer, Antonio Mascarenhas Monteiro, passes away

As a Club de Madrid Member he contributed with his wisdom and experience in many activities. The last one was joining his signature to a campaign jointly launched last year with the Varkey Foundaiton asking to restore teachers respect. He also participated in the 2012...

Patricio Aylwin, democracy icon and Club de Madrid founding member dies at age 97

Patricio Aylwin also belonged to the group of democratically elected Presidents and Prime Ministers that founded the Club de Madrid in 2002. Precisely another one of our Chilenean Members, Ricardo Lagos, who also happened to be his successor as President of the...

In memoriam: Ruud Lubbers, a life committed to public service

His first ministerial role was as Minister for Economic Affairs in 1973. He was appointed as Prime Minister when Dries van Agt resigned after the 1982 election. During his tenure, he pulled The Netherlands out of recession and set it on a path of development and prosperity. Lubbers also played an...

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A tribute to Asma Jahangir, a champion for the disenfranchised

A tribute to Asma Jahangir, a champion for the disenfranchised

"Asma Jahangir showed great courage in standing up for human dignity and rights. She will be greatly missed" wrote on Twitter our Member from New Zealand, former Prime Minister Helen Clark. That was just one out of thousands of reactions from all over the world praising a woman that fought hard...

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Goodbye to Alfred Stepan, a historic member of Club de Madrid

The core materials discussed at the Assembly were gathered in a publication titled "Democracies in Danger", with a conclusion writen by our Member and former president of Brazil (1995-2003), Fernando Henrique Cardoso. In 2007, he was one of the most cited political scientist in the USA. Mr. Stepan...

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