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Oscar Perez-Oliva Fraga, the son of Fidel and Raul Castro's elder sister, was promoted to deputy prime minister in October.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
Ladysmith Black Mambazo paid tribute to Mazibuko on Monday, describing him as "kind to a fault" and a "saint" who acted as a "wise elder" for the group's younger members.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
There’s also a risk of a higher rate of elder poverty if people are unable to save what’s required, he said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026
In 1904, at 23, she married David Freeman-Mitford, a Boer War veteran who soon, unexpectedly, became Baron Redesdale after the deaths of his elder brother and father.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
Born in 1664, he was an ironmonger in Dartmouth, Devon, and an elder in the local Baptist Church.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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