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Ronald Vernie Dellums (November 24, 1935 – July 30, 2018) was an American politician who served as Mayor of Oakland from 2007 to 2011.
Jul 30, 2018 · Ron Dellums, the son of a longshoreman who became one of America’s best-known black congressmen, a California Democrat with a left-wing agenda that put civil rights and programs for people ahead...
May 7, 2024 · Ron Dellums was an American politician who served as a U.S. Democratic representative from California for nearly three decades (1971–98). He was known for his outspoken criticism of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, his efforts to reduce U.S. military spending, and his championing of various.
Jul 30, 2018 · Ronald V. Dellums, who entered the U.S. House of Representatives in 1971 as a fiery anti-war activist from Berkeley and grew over 14 terms into a deft and respected legislator, becoming the first...
Jul 31, 2018 · Former California congressman Ron Dellums, who first won election to Capitol Hill as an anti-Vietnam War candidate and later led a 15-year effort to enact U.S. sanctions against South Africa's...
Jul 31, 2018 · SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Ron Dellums, a fiery anti-war activist who championed social justice as Northern California’s first black congressman, died Monday from cancer, according to a longtime adviser. He was 82.
Jul 31, 2018 · Remembering Ron Dellums, who died in 2018 at 82, for his legacy of opposing the Vietnam War, apartheid in South Africa and bloated military spending. Watch a 2015 interview with the former Oakland mayor and longtime Democratic Congressmember who was a self-described socialist and radical.
