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Obituary
Obituary
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PoliticsObituary: Labour/Co-op Party veteran Barbara Hawkins (1944-2021)
'Barbara’s profound motivation to create a more equal world was manifested by her lifelong involvement with the co-operative movement'
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AgricultureObituary: IFFCO chair Balvinder Singh Nakai
Tributes from fellow co-operators and local politicians poured in on social media following news of his death
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Credit UnionsObituary: Credit union pioneer Ralph Swoboda (1948 – 2021)
Chris Smith pays credit to credit union pioneer Ralph Swoboda
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HealthObituary: Dr Eudes de Freitas Aquino
The global co-operative movement paid tribute to one of its most ardent champions, a leading light of Brazil's healthcare sector
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RetailObituary: Lifelong co-operator Winifred Knowles
Elaine Dean remembers loyal and creative Central England colleague
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PoliticsObituary: Madge Eccles
A stalwart of the Co-op Women's Guild, the retail movement and the Labour Party
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PoliticsObituary: Philippe Frémeaux, former editor of Alternatives économiques
A well-known figure in France, he led the magazine between 1999 and 2012
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DevelopmentObituary: Sethu Madhavan of the ICA Asia-Pacific
Balu Iyer pays tribute to 'a mentor, friend, and guide'
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BusinessObituary: Stefan Szymczak
Stefan was an employee of the Co-op Group for over 30 years and was a key union official
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SectorDenis Goldberg: A man of hope
The veteran of the struggle against apartheid in South Africa would go on to serve as honorary president of the Woodcraft Folk
