May his soul rest in peace and may the Almighty Allah
grant him Jannah.
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> ALFUSAINE CORA DEAD AT 45
> Body Returns to Banjul Sunday
> By Ebrima G. Sankareh
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> October 22, 2005
> Mr Alfusaine Cora formerly of The Gambia
> Anti-Aparthied Movement has died
> of cancer at age 45. Cora, a native of Brikama and a
> veteran of the
> post-indepedence struggle was resident in Atlanta,
> Georgia in the US since
> 1992 until his death at Grady Memorial Hospital on
> Tuesday October 11th,
> 2005.
>
> Before coming to the US, Cora was an agricultural
> field worker for several
> years. He later matriculated to the then Yundum
> College. In his final year
> in 1980 students went on a strike and the college
> was closed. Thereafter,
> he work with the Public Works Department at Basse.
> He left and became a
> founder member of The Gambia Anti-aparthied
> Movement. Later on Mr. Cora
> was active in the struggle for democratic political
> change as evident in
> his involvement with the People's Democratic
> Organization for Independence
> & Socialism(PDOIS). He came to US in 1992, enrolled
> at Atlanta Technical
> College and graduated in Electrical Applications.
>
> Until his death, Alfusaine maintained a very private
> persona with an
> unwavering commitment to freedom and equality in a
> world riddled with
> inequality and injustice. As a family friend, I was
> privileged to visit
> his room. Its setting punctuates Alfusaine's life
> more than anything else.
> The walls are a gallary of eye-catching images of
> Mandela, Cabral, Nkrumah
> and Malcolm X. Personalities and characters that
> personify the life
> Alfusaine sought to live. A life of profound
> sacrifices and suferring for
> the betterment of mankind.
>
> His remains left Atlanta Friday October 21st, and
> are scheduled to be in
> Banjul on Sunday the 23rd at 5:20 pm. Honorable
> Halifa Sallah, and the
> entire PDOIS leadership is expected to be at the
> airport with the Cora
> family. Mr. Cora is survived by his mother, Aja
> Ceesay Conteh, his twin
> brother Alhasan Cora, his brothers, Dr. Mamadi Cora
> a Sociology professor
> in North Carolina and Muhamed Cora and sisters.
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