Famous people died in August - page 14

Mahmoud Darwish was a Palestinian poet and one of the leading artists of the Arab world who gave voice to the struggles of his people

Eugen Suchoň was a Slovak composer and was one of the most celebrated musicians of the 20th century

Max Fabiani was an Italian-Austrian-Slovenian architect of the late 19th and early 20th centuries

Ad Reinhardt was an American abstract painter

Levy Mwanawasa was the third President of Zambia

Anna Marie Wooldridge, better known by her stage name Abbey Lincoln, was a popular American jazz singer and songwriter

Joaquin Torres Garcia was a famous Uruguayan artist

TafariMakonnen better known as Haile Selassie was the last ruler of Ethiopia

Spanish painter Diego Velazquez grew popular as one of the leading artists in the royal court of King Philip IV

Holden Roberto was an Angolan independence leader who founded the National Liberation Front of Angola (FNLA)