Deaths on December 3

Ahmed Fouad Negm

Died on December 3, 2013

Ahmed Fouad Negm, Egyptian poet and educator (b. 1929)

Ahmed Fouad Negm (Arabic: أحمد فؤاد نجم, pronounced [ˈæħmæd foˈʔæːd ˈneɡm]; 22 May 1929 – 3 December 2013), popularly known as el-Fagommi الفاجومي ([elfæˈɡuːmi]), was an Egyptian vernacular poet. Negm is well known for his work with Egyptian composer Sheikh Imam, as well as his patriotic and revolutionary Egyptian Arabic poetry. Negm has been regarded as "a bit of a folk hero in Egypt."

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The trial of United States Army private Chelsea Manning for leaking classified material to WikiLeaks begins in Fort Meade, Maryland.
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Deaths on December 3

Ahmed Fouad Negm

Died on December 3, 2013

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My Chemical Romance

Syrian Civil War

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Ukraine-European Union Association Agreement