Tom Hayden, famous anti-Vietnam war activist, dies aged 76

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 2016-10-24 02:42
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Famous American anti-war activist Tom Hayden has died aged 76.

Hayden died in his home in Santa Monica "after a lengthy illness", the Los Angeles Times reports.

He was a member of the "Chicago seven" charged with conspiracy over anti-Vietnam war protests in 1968 and eventually acquitted.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-37749127

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