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PERSONS IN NEWS - October 2019

Oct 2019

Nov 24, 2021

Former South Korean President Chun Doo-hwan Passes Away

Former South Korean President Chun Doo-hwan, whose iron-fisted rule of the country following a 1979 military coup sparked massive democracy protests, died at the age of 90.
A former military commander, Chun presided over the 1980 Gwangju army massacre of pro-democracy demonstrators, a crime for which he was later convicted and received a commuted death sentence.
He served as the fifth President of South Korea from 1980 to 1988.

Nov 23, 2021

Spandana Sphoorty names Bharat Financial Inclusion's Shalabh Saxena MD-CEO

Microfinance lender Spandana Sphoorty has appointed Shalabh Saxena as the new managing director and chief executive officer (MD & CEO) of the company.
This comes after the exit of Padmaja Reddy as the CEO, who was also the founder of the company.
Saxena is currently the MD & CEO of Bharat Financial Inclusion.

Nov 19, 2021

Veteran Football Commentator Novy Kapadia Dies

Considered an authority on Indian football, veteran commentator and former Delhi University professor Novy Kapadia passed away. He was 67.
Kapadia covered nine FIFA World Cups.
Kapadia was involved in commentary for decades and it was not just restricted to football. He has been a part of the Olympics, Asian Games, Commonwealth Games and other multi-sport events.
Kapadia, who founded the Ashoka Club and played active football in the local league, was held in high esteem by the players, officials, scribes and everyone else associated with Indian football and beyond.

Nov 17, 2021

Bangladesh Writer Hasan Azizul Haque Passes Away

Acclaimed short-story writer and literary figure of Bangladesh Hasan Azizul Haque passed away. He was 82.
One of the most prominent literary figures of Bangladesh, Hasan Azizul Haque received the Ekushey Padak in 1999 and the country's top civilian honour Independence Award in 2019. He also received literary awards like the Bangla Academy Award, Adamjee Sahitya Puraskar, and Ananda Sahitya Puraskar in 2018 in Kolkata for his novel 'Agunpakhi'.
Hasan Azizul Haque was especially known for his short stories in Bangla.

Nov 16, 2021

Eminent Writer Mannu Bhandari Passes Away

Noted writer Mannu Bhandari passed away. She was 90.
Bhandari was the wife of illustrious Hindi fiction writer Rajendra Yadav and was best known for her novels 'Aapki Banti' and 'Mahabhoj'. The well-received 1974 Hindi feature film 'Rajnigandha' was an adaptation from her novel 'Yahi Sach Hai'.
Born on April 3, 1931, in Madhya Pradesh's Bhanpura and primarily raised in Ajmer, Bhandari belonged to a renowned family. Her father produced one of the first English to Hindi and English to Marathi dictionaries.

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