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In Memoriam: Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, Former President of India
- Tuesday, July 28, 2015
Former Indian President, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, who was known as the “people’s president” passed away on July 27 at the age of 83.
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In Memoriam: Ahmed Tejan Kabbah, Former President of Sierra Leone
- Thursday, March 13, 2014
Sierra Leone’s former president Ahmad Tajan Kabbah died March 13, 2014 after a long illness in his home in Freeport, Sierra Leone. He was 82. The late president was a member of UPF’s Presiding Council and an Ambassador for Peace.
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In Memoriam: Baroness Margaret Thatcher
- Monday, April 8, 2013
It was with deep regret that UPF learned of the passing on April 8 of UK's renowned former Prime Minister and dear friend Baroness Thatcher, after a stroke. We join with so many others around the nation and the entire world in mourning her passing and expressing our heartfelt condolences to her family.
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In Memoriam: Abuna Paulos I
- Thursday, August 16, 2012
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - It is with feelings of regret that we announce that His Holiness Abuna Paulos I, Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, passed away in the early morning of August 16 at the age of 76.
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In Memoriam: Fouad El-Turk
- Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Lebanese Ambassador for Peace H.E. Fouad El-Turk died, at age 80, of a stroke in the early hours of July 17. Ambassador Turk was a pivotal figure in Lebanese diplomacy and an honest leader in advocating politics and policy making in the true interest of the nation. He was ambassador to the United Nations and countries in Europe, Africa, and Latin America.
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In Memoriam: Chief Segun Olusola
- Thursday, June 21, 2012
It is with heavy feelings of great loss that UPF-Nigeria announces the passing on of the Chairman of its Board of Trustees, Chief Segun Olusola, on June 21 in Lagos.
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In Memoriam: Sir Peter Tapsell
- Thursday, April 5, 2012
Sir Peter Tapsell, 82, the first Maori Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives, died in his sleep at his Ruatoria farm on April 5. He was an active Ambassador for Peace and member of UPF's Global Peace Council.
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In Memoriam: Dr. John Gurusamy
- Saturday, August 6, 2011
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Dr. John Gurusamy passed into the next world on August 6. He was an Ambassador for Peace and committee member of UPF-Malaysia.
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In Memoriam: Maj. Gen. Silas Paul Mayunga
- Saturday, August 6, 2011
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania - Major General Silas Paul Mayunga of Tanzania passed to the spirit world on August 6. A former High Commissioner for Tanzania in Nigeria, he was an active Ambassador for Peace. He was in Delhi, India, being treated for throat cancer when he passed away on August 6.
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In Memoriam: Professor Noel Dossou Yovo
- Monday, May 23, 2011
Cotonou, Benin - Professor Noel Dossou Yovo, the first person appointed an Ambassador for Peace in Benin, passed away on May 5. He was an emeritus university professor, President of the Professors World Peace Academy of Benin, and a member of the Presiding Council and the Board of UPF-Benin.
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In Memoriam: Sheikh Mohammed Kanaan
- Sunday, April 17, 2011
Beirut, Lebanon - Sheikh Mohammed Kanaan, a Lebanese Ambassador for Peace and faithful leader and partner in many UPF events for over ten years, passed into the next life on April 17.
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In Memoriam: Tan Sri Saleha
- Monday, March 21, 2011
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - UPF-Malaysia extends its deepest sympathies and heartfelt condolences to the family of Allahyarhamah Tan Sri Datuk Paduka Dr. Hajjah Saleha Bte Mohd Ali, who passed away on March 21.