James D. Wolfensohn, Who Led the World Bank for 10 Years, Dies at 86


By BY ROBERT D. HERSHEY JR.
Business
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He was a force on Wall Street before taking the reins of the bank in 1995, then proceeded to shake it up. He did the same at both Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center.
New York Times
Deaths (Obituaries), Banking and Financial Institutions, Third World and Developing Countries
November 26, 2020 at 12:07AM

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