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Banker David Rockefeller Dies at Age of 101

HeadlineMar 21, 2017

In more news on billionaires, banker David Rockefeller has died at the age of 101. One of the heirs to the Rockefeller oil fortune, he also exerted extensive political influence worldwide. David Rockefeller was the longest-serving member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He was a strong promoter of neoliberalism and was involved in U.S. political interventions, including the ousting of Chile’s democratically elected leader Salvador Allende. David Rockefeller also engaged in philanthropy.

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