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The year 2020 saw the departure of leading figures in various fields around the world, and AFP followed the most important of them, according to the chronology of their deaths.
On January 2, Najwa Qassem (52), one of the most prominent animators in the Arab world, passed away.
On January 10, the Sultan of Oman, Qaboos bin Said (80), passed away after taking power for five decades.
Also on January 26, Kobe Bryant, 41, a five-time NBA-winning basketball star, died in a helicopter crash.
Najwa Kassem
On January 31 at the death of Mary Higgins Clark (92 years), the American writer nicknamed “The Queen of Suspense” and has many bestsellers.
On February 4, Nadia Lotfi (83), one of the stars of the golden generation of Egyptian cinema, passed away.
And on February 5, Kirk Douglas (103), one of the last Hollywood giants.
On February 25, Hosni Mubarak (91), who served as President of Egypt for three decades from 1981 until his ouster after the revolution of January 25, 2011, passed away.
Hosni Mubarak
On May 30, Hassan Hosni (89), one of the most prominent Egyptian comedy stars whose career spanned nearly six decades, passed away.
On June 8, Pierre Nkurunziza, 55, President of Burundi from 2005 to 2020 and former rebel leader of the Hutu people, died during the civil war (1993-2006).
In July, Rajaa Al-Jeddawi, 81, the Egyptian actress who participated in around 400 works of art, died of complications from her infection with Corona, and Enyo Morriconi (91), the Italian composer who composed the soundtracks of over 500 films, including works by Sergio Leone.
On July 8, Amadou Gon Coulibaly, 61, Prime Minister of Côte d’Ivoire, died suddenly of a heart attack.
Rajaa Al-Jeddawi
On September 18, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 87, dean of the Supreme Court of the United States of America, passed away.
On September 29, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah (91), Emir of Kuwait since 2006, passed away. He had organized a political march full of historical events and mediations which made him the “dean of diplomacy” and “the wise man of the Arabs”.
Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
On October 14, Mahmoud Yassin (79), the star of Egyptian cinema for decades, passed away.
On October 31, passed away Sean Connery (90), the Scottish actor who marked the history of cinema, in particular by being the first to play the role of secret agent James Bond.
On November 10, Saeb Erekat, 65, senior Palestinian negotiator and secretary of the Palestine Liberation Organization, died.
On November 11, Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, 84, Prime Minister of Bahrain and longest-serving prime minister in the world, passed away.
Saeb Erekat
On November 12, 73-year-old Gerry Rawlings, who ruled Ghana for two decades, died first as military leader and then as president-elect.
Maradona
On November 25, Diego Maradona, 60, Argentine football legend, passed away.
On November 24, Mamadou Tanga (82), President of Niger between 1999 and 2010, passed away, and on November 25, Diego Maradona, 60, Argentine football legend, passed away. He has been described as the best player in the history of the game.
On December 2, Valérie Giscard d’Estaing, 94, President of France between 1974 and 1981, died. His reign marked milestones in the history of France.
And on December 7, Chuck Yeager (97 years old), a famous American pilot who was the first to cross the sound barrier, died in 1947.
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