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Who died in August 2008

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Hua Guofeng

Hua Guofeng

19212008

Chinese politician who served as the 2nd Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party and 2nd Premier of the People's Republic of China after Mao Zedong's passing

Masanobu Fukuoka

Masanobu Fukuoka

19132008

Japanese farmer and philosopher known for natural farming methods, including no-till and pesticide-free cultivation, and his efforts in re-vegetating desertified lands

Isaac Hayes

Isaac Hayes

19422008

American musician, composer, and actor known for shaping Southern soul at Stax Records and his iconic "Theme from Shaft"

Bernie Mac

Bernie Mac

19572008

American stand-up comedian and actor known for his raw, honest humor and starring role in The Bernie Mac Show

Mahmoud Darwish

Mahmoud Darwish

19412008

The national Palestinian poet and author who wrote the Palestinian Declaration of Independence, known for his powerful poetry exploring themes of identity, exile, and the Palestinian experience

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

19182008

Russian writer and dissident who exposed the Gulag prison system and won the 1970 Nobel Prize in Literature